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QFC Tournament 48 Review By Dale SawEvent Review: QFC Tournament 48 Round 4First, I'd like to take a second to thank you all for reading this article. This tournament takes place in beautiful Hilo,HI. Now, of course, none of the fighters have fought a professional bout prior to this tournament. The age limit for this tournament is 23. Now, lets take a look at the fighters. All 16 of our fighters are Hilo based. And here they are, in no perticular order: Rafael "The Lock" Joao Age:18 Height:6'11" Weight:135 lbs, Thiago "Abençoado" Silva Age:19 Height:6'1" Weight:194 lbs, Eman "Lion" Demanuele Age:18 Height:6' Weight:150 lbs, Bob "Burkey" Burke Age:21 Height:6' Weight:175 lbs, Thomas Mayfield Age:23 Height:6'6" Weight:188 lbs, Mateusz "Czesiek Hydraulik" Ogrodnik Age:18 Height:5'10" Weight:160 lbs, Tony "Toy" Brown Age:23 Height:5'10" Weight:185 lbs, Gasper "Gasper" Nery Age:19 Height:6'1" Weight:185 lbs, John "The Smasher" Winchester Age:23 Height:6' Weight:185 lbs, "Pretty Boy" Russell Shachar Age:21 Height:5'10" Weight:190 lbs, "Hero" Leo Marceau Age:18 Height:6'2" Weight:170 lbs, Jimothy "The Razor" Mazor Age:23 Height:5'11" Weight:195 lbs, Zakk "Fade To Black" McDade Age:23 Height:6' Weight:170 lbs, James Steptoe Age:23 Height:6'3" Weight:191 lbs, Isno "Killer" Good Age:19 Height:5'10" Weight:130 lbs, and last but not least Juhani Virtanen Age:18 Height:6'2" Weight:190 lbs.
Day one of the tournament and the first round of fights are as follows: Joao Vs. Silva, Demanuele Vs. Burke, Mayfield Vs. Ogrodnik, Brown Vs. Nery, Winchester Vs. Shachar, Marceau Vs. Mazor, McDade Vs. Steptoe, Good Vs. Virtanen. First up was Joao Vs. Silva, pretty entertaining fight ending in a unanimous decision for Joao. Next was another
entertaining fight with lots of clinch work, Demanuele Vs. Burke also ending in a unanimous decision in favor of Bob "Burkey" Burke. The Next two fights were ended in the very first round, very entertaining stuff. Mayfield managed to get mount position early in the round and the referee called it a TKO by strikes at 3:43 of the first round. Brown was able to make Nery tap in only one minte fifty-seven seconds by way of rear naked choke. In the next fight Winchester was able to sink in the rear naked choke as well but Shachar did not tap until the second round at 3:59. Marceau was stopped by Mazor in the Mauy Thai clinch with some big knees at 3:28 on the first round, excellent use of the clinch. Steptoe locked McDades arm into a kimura and he was forced to tap at only 1:56 into the fight. And to finish up the day was another 3 round fight ending in an unanimous decision for Virtanen. So, that's the end of round one and the fighters that remain are Joao, Burke, Mayfield, Brown, Winchester, Mazor, Steptoe, and Virtanen. We'll see who comes out on top in round two tomorrow.
Day two and round two of our tournament holds four fights. Joao Vs. Burke, Mayfield Vs. Brown, Winchester Vs. Mazor, and Steptoe Vs. Virtanen. Some great fights in store for today. In our first bout of the day, Rafael Joao takes on Bob Burke. The fight went the distance, a very well rounded fight, little bit of stand up, little bit of ground play, come clinch work. In the end the judges all scored in favor of Bob Burke. Fight number two of the day pits Thomas Mayfield against Tony Brown. Both fighters scored big in the first round with a first round victory. This fight also goes the distance with the fight taking place mainly on the ground. Thomas walks away with a unanimous decision and a very entertaining fight, great showcase of skills. Next we have Winchester and Mazor looking to give this crown what they are asking for, a very entertaining night of fight. So far, thats exactly what we've had. First round Winchester looking to control on the ground. Winchester dominates the first round. Second round proves to be much different Mazor looking to dominate his opponent in the clinch. Mazor gets the clinch and ends this one via TKO by knees at 4:08 of round 2. Then Steptoe Vs. Virtanen was our final fight of the night and round 2. This one ends real quick Steptoe fails a takedown attempt and Virtanen counters with a takedown of his own. Steptoe grabs his opponents neck in an attempt at a guillotine, it looks tight. It could be over. And Virtanen taps. Thats it, this one is over. At only 26 seconds of the first round. Wow, what a finish. And, thats all for the night and round 2.
Round 3: Semi- Finals Mayfield Vs. Burke & Mazor Vs. Steptoe
The four of our fighters remaining in this tournament are Thomas Mayfield going up against Bob Burke. And, Jimothy Mazor pit against James Steptoe. Mayfield takes Burke down first thing and mounts him and ground and pounds his way to a first round TKO victory at 1:39. Mazor also get a first round victory at 4:08 via TKO by knees in the Mauy Thai clinch. Wow, those were a couple of great fights. And that concludes our third round. Tomorrow is our fourth and final round.
Round 4: Finals - Thomas Mayfield Vs. Jimothy "The Razor" Mazor
Aww... The final fight and a winner crowned. First lets take a closer look at our two fighters. Thomas Mayfield fighting out of Hilo,HI is 23 years old. He stands 6 ft 6 in. and weighs in at 188 pounds. Born in the Netherlands but calls home Hilo. His record coming into this fight was 3 wins with no losses. Of his victories two were first round stopages against Ogrodnik and Burke. In those Mayfield had obtained the mount position and dominated the fight. But, against Tony "Toy" Brown, the fight went the distance with Mayfield coming out on top with an unanimous decision. And, Mayfields opponent in the finals is Jimothy "The Razor" Mazor. Jimothy was born and raised in Las Vegas,NV. He moved to Hilo at an early age and started training in mma. He is 23 years old as well and stands 5 ft 11 inches tall. He weighs in at 195 lbs. His record coming into this fight was also 3 wins and no losses. All three of his fights ended the same way, with his opponent in his Mauy Thai clinch recieving big knees to the body and head. And, a TKO victory for Mazor. Jimothy managed to cut and rock all of his opponents thus far. Two of the three fights were finished in the first round and the other was at 4:08 of round two. Mayfield will be looking to utilize his reach and his ground skills in this bout. And, Mazor will be aiming for the clinch and to keep this one standing using his takedown defense. Round one starts and the fight is on. Mazor gets a clinch early in the fight and does some good work with the knees. Three minutes in Thomas reverses the position putting Mazors back against the wall in the clinch and pulls guard. Once in guard slaps on a triangle and forces Mazor to tap or go to sleep. execellent submission victory at 3:48 of the first round. And the ends the finals with Thomas Mayfield your tournament champion.
Links to fighters and fights
Fighters:
Rafael "The Lock" Joao - mmatycoon.com/fighterprofilepublic.php?FID=194196
Thiago "Abençoado" Silva - mmatycoon.com/fighterprofilepublic.php?FID=194210
Eman "Lion" Demanuele - mmatycoon.com/fighterprofilepublic.php?FID=194089
Bob "Burkey" Burke - mmatycoon.com/fighterprofilepublic.php?FID=194166
Thomas Mayfield - mmatycoon.com/fighterprofilepublic.php?FID=194188
Mateusz "Czesiek Hydraulik " Ogrodnik - mmatycoon.com/fighterprofilepublic.php?FID=194230
Tony "Toy" Brown - mmatycoon.com/fighterprofilepublic.php?FID=194253
Gaspar "Gaspar" Nery - mmatycoon.com/fighterprofilepublic.php?FID=194098
John "The Smasher" Winchester - mmatycoon.com/fighterprofilepublic.php?FID=194276
"Pretty Boy" Russell Shachar - mmatycoon.com/fighterprofilepublic.php?FID=194260
"Hero" Leo Marceau - mmatycoon.com/fighterprofilepublic.php?FID=194221
Jimothy "The Razor" Mazor - mmatycoon.com/fighterprofilemanager.php?FID=194185
Zakk "Fade To Black" McDade - mmatycoon.com/fighterprofilepublic.php?FID=194182
James Steptoe - mmatycoon.com/fighterprofilepublic.php?FID=194244
Isno "Killer" Good - mmatycoon.com/fighterprofilepublic.php?FID=194149
Juhani Virtanen - mmatycoon.com/fighterprofilepublic.php?FID=194133
Fights:
Round One - mmatycoon.com/orgeventpublic.php?EvID=750696
Joao Vs. Silva - mmatycoon.com/fightcommentary.php?FTID=491173
Demanuele Vs. Burke - mmatycoon.com/fightcommentary.php?FTID=491174
Mayfield Vs. Ogrodnik - mmatycoon.com/fightcommentary.php?FTID=491175
Brown Vs. Nery - mmatycoon.com/fightcommentary.php?FTID=491176
Winchester Vs. Shachar - mmatycoon.com/fightcommentary.php?FTID=491177
Marceau Vs. Mazor - mmatycoon.com/fightcommentary.php?FTID=491178
McDade Vs. Steptoe - mmatycoon.com/fightcommentary.php?FTID=491179
Good Vs. Virtanen - mmatycoon.com/fightcommentary.php?FTID=491180
Round Two - mmatycoon.com/orgeventpublic.php?EvID=750847
Joao Vs. Burke - mmatycoon.com/fightcommentary.php?FTID=491686
Mayfield Vs. Brown - mmatycoon.com/fightcommentary.php?FTID=491687
Winchester Vs. Mazor - mmatycoon.com/fightcommentary.php?FTID=491688
Steptoe Vs. Virtanen - mmatycoon.com/fightcommentary.php?FTID=491689
Round Three - mmatycoon.com/orgeventpublic.php?EvID=750931
Burke Vs. Mayfield - mmatycoon.com/fightcommentary.php?FTID=491938
Mazor Vs. Steptoe - mmatycoon.com/fightcommentary.php?FTID=491939
Fourth and Final round - mmatycoon.com/orgeventpublic.php?EvID=751021
Mayfield Vs. Mazor - mmatycoon.com/fightcommentary.php?FTID=492183
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