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QFC Tournament 1 Round 1 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jack Anywhere (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Walter Frosch (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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Good takedowns
Counter striker
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Jack Anywhere!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Walter Frosch!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, James Ackerman and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Anywhere shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Frosch as he avoids it easily.
Anywhere looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Frosch blocks a head kick by Anywhere.
Frosch is looking to clinch.
Frosch feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Anywheres jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Frosch pushes Anywhere up against the cage in a clinch.
Frosch stalling against the cage.
Anywhere tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Frosch avoids it.
Frosch lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Frosch just leaning against Anywhere, taking a breather.
Frosch throws a head punch that misses.
Anywhere with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Frosch missing with knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Frosch takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
A short uppercut from Frosch.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Anywhere fails to pull guard.
Anywhere tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Frosch just stands there and leans against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jack Anywhere. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Anywhere jumps guard but Frosch turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Frosch lands a hook that snaps the head of Anywhere backwards.
Frosch prevents a body shot from Anywhere.
Anywhere fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Frosch misses with a hook to the ribs.
Anywhere tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Frosch breaks from the clinch.
Anywhere throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Frosch throws a poor cross that misses
and Frosch takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice sprawl there from Frosch as Anywhere shoots in.
Frosch fails to land with a series of punches.
Anywhere tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Frosch swivels and escapes.
Frosch rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Anywhere moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Frosch scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Frosch throws a head kick that misses
and Anywhere counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Anywhere thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Frosch's head.
Frosch trying to hold on to Anywhere's head to control him but Anywhere postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anywhere sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Frosch defending well though.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Frosch wants to get back to full guard.
Anywhere not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Frosch has hold of Anywhere's hands but Anywhere slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Anywhere works his foot free and advances to mount.
Frosch in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Frosch is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anywhere lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Anywhere lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Frosch hang on?
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Anywhere thowing shots but they're missing.
Anywhere unloading with bombs!
Anywhere lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Frosch is bucking up trying to escape but Anywhere cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Frosch is rocked!
Anywhere cracks Frosch with a big head shot that has him covering up instantly! He's rolled onto his side and the referee has seen enough - this one is aaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jack Anywhere!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Benito Kalaboso (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Matt McKenzie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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Good takedowns
Counter striker
Intelligent |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Benito Kalaboso!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Matt McKenzie!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Phil Schofield and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McKenzie pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Good exchange - McKenzie coming out on top.
McKenzie defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Kalaboso.
Kalaboso has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Kalaboso fails with the takedown.
Kalaboso gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Kalaboso fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Benito Kalaboso. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kalaboso scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Kalaboso is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. McKenzie doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Kalaboso.
Kalaboso is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for McKenzie!
That's one minute gone in the round.
McKenzie blocking the ground and pound.
Kalaboso tries to control but McKenzie wriggling away.
Kalaboso throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
McKenzie really wants to buck Kalaboso off and get back to his feet.
Kalaboso punching from mount but McKenzie doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Kalaboso working away from the top, dropping strikes.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
McKenzie is trying to escape the mount but Kalaboso keeps good control and instead manages to take McKenzie's back.
McKenzie really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Kalaboso. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Kalaboso trying to control momentarily.
Kalaboso looking for the rear naked choke. And he's got it! McKenzie taps!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Benito Kalaboso!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Mauro Ranallo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rudolfs Pinkovskis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Mauro Ranallo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Rudolfs Pinkovskis!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Steven Brown and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Ranallo, right into the meat.
An inside leg kick from Pinkovskis misses.
Pinkovskis is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Pinkovskis looks for the body kick but Ranallo saw that one coming.
Ranallo misses with an uppercut.
Ranallo rushes Pinkovskis and presses him up against the cage.
Ranallo lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Ranallo manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
A right hook to the body lands for Ranallo.
A right handed body shot lands from Ranallo.
Ranallo breaks from the clinch.
Pinkovskis swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Pinkovskis throws a head kick that misses.
Ranallo misses with a leg kick.
Ranallo throws a front kick aimed at Pinkovskis's knee but Pinkovskis avoids it well.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ranallo checks a leg kick nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pinkovskis throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Ranallo counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Ranallo.
Ranallo lands a hook that snaps the head of Pinkovskis backwards.
Ranallo lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Ranallo works on Pinkovskis's body with a couple of short punches.
A right hand to the body from Ranallo.
Pinkovskis looks gassed!
Ranallo works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ranallo lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ranallo manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Ranallo lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Ranallo dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Ranallo breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pinkovskis takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Ranallo sends Pinkovskis crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Ranallo is motioning to the referee to let Pinkovskis up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Pinkovskis is rocked!
It looks like Rudolfs Pinkovskis has been cut.
Pinkovskis throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Ranallo counters with an outside leg kick.
Pinkovskis is still on wobbly legs! Can Ranallo finish him?
Ranallo with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Ranallo fakes the leg kick and throws a superman punch. It's knocked Pinkovskis out cold! Brutal finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Superman Punch). Mauro Ranallo!
During a confident post fight interview, Mauro Ranallo thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Co-main event
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Main event
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Morin Istar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Giuseppe Giacomucci (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Morin Istar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Giuseppe Giacomucci!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Paul Tew and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Giacomucci closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Giacomucci lands in his opponent's guard.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Giacomucci content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Giacomucci missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Giacomucci wants to control from the top but Istar keeps moving.
Istar being controlled here, momentarily.
Istar avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Giacomucci wants to control from the top but Istar keeps moving.
Istar utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Giacomucci with a flurry of punches that miss.
Giacomucci cracks Istar with a solid left hand.
Giacomucci connects with a couple of short punches.
Giacomucci postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Giacomucci postures up.
Giacomucci passes into half guard.
Giacomucci is taking a breather. Istar 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.
Giacomucci not landing any meaningful shots this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Giacomucci lands with a punch from half guard.
Giacomucci has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Giacomucci seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Giacomucci throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Giacomucci with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Istar knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Giacomucci on the ground.
Istar is looking to improve his position.
Giacomucci wants to take a breather but Istar is having none of it.
Giacomucci thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Giacomucci working the head and body with strikes.
Giacomucci thows a huge punch but Istar dodges it nicely.
Istar has hold of Giacomucci's hands but Giacomucci slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Istar is breathing heavily.
Giacomucci is nestled in close to Istar, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Giacomucci missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Giacomucci perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Istar avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Giacomucci.
Giacomucci landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Giacomucci looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Giacomucci looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Giacomucci sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Giacomucci passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Istar!
Giacomucci dominating with strikes here.
Giacomucci postures up and throws a couple of big shots that have Istar in real trouble here! The ref calls for Istar to improve his position which he doesn't do, so the referee has no choice but to end the fight due to the strikes!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Giuseppe Giacomucci!
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