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QFC Tournament 20 Round 3 PBP Commentary |
Co-main event
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Mace Baars (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Spiff Bennigan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Mace Baars!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Spiff Bennigan!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Sam Margolis and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Baars throws a big shot that misses.
Baars fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Bennigan shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Baars pinned against the cage. Baars gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Bennigan uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Baars.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Bennigan.
Baars tries to bench press Bennigan off him but Bennigan keeps the position.
Bennigan is looking to take a break and control but Baars is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Baars manages to work his way to half guard, despite Bennigan's best efforts.
Bennigan wants to control but Baars is keeping him busy.
Baars slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Baars looking to hit a scissor sweep but Bennigan is one step ahead there.
Bennigan engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Baars thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Baars is looking for a triangle but Bennigan pushes his legs off easily.
Bennigan advances position into side control!
Bennigan wants to control but Baars is keeping him busy.
Baars tries to bench press Bennigan off him but Bennigan keeps the position.
Baars taking punishment in the form of punches.
Bennigan is trying to get an arm triangle but Baars is defending well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Baars is trying to escape the position but Bennigan is controlling the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bennigan tries to advance to mount but can't.
Baars is not content to let Bennigan control the position.
Baars is looking for a sweep.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Baars is working hard here to advance position.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Bennigan wants to lay and pray for a moment but Baars keeps working.
Baars is trying to improve his position.
Bennigan tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Bennigan wants to control but Baars is keeping him busy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bennigan in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Bennigan thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Bennigan wants to lay and pray for a moment but Baars keeps working.
Bennigan is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Bennigan tries to advance to mount but Baars denies him.
Bennigan trying to control the position but Baars is working away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Baars can't do much from the bottom here.
Bennigan is looking to take a break and control but Baars is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Baars manages to get back to half guard.
Bennigan winds up and cracks Baars with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Baars looking for submissions off his back.
Bennigan thows a huge punch but Baars dodges it nicely.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bennigan is looking to advance position but Baars won't allow it.
Bennigan wants to lay and pray for a moment but Baars keeps working.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Spiff Bennigan dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Bennigan.
Bennigan moves in looking to clinch but Baars pushes him off.
Baars throws a body punch but Bennigan moves out of range.
Baars thows a body shot but no joy.
No luck for Bennigan with that takedown attempt.
Bennigan fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Mace Baars has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Spiff Bennigan.
Bennigan tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Baars paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Bennigan scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Baars misses the shot to the body.
Bennigan uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Baars.
Baars throws a hook to the side of Bennigan's head but Bennigan sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Baars jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Bennigan looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Baars wants to improve his position but Bennigan is controlling well.
Bennigan sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Baars defending well though.
Baars tries to get to full guard but Bennigan has control of the leg.
Bennigan has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Baars slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Baars is not content to let Bennigan control the position.
Bennigan thows a huge punch but Baars dodges it nicely.
Bennigan thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Baars's head.
Baars moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bennigan trying to control but Baars is working from the bottom.
Bennigan is pushing down on Baars's leg trying to pass to half guard. Baars is fighting to maintain full guard but Bennigan has managed to sneak the leg through.
Bennigan working over Baars with some ground and pound. Baars looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Baars is trying to get back to full guard.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Bennigan in particular looking to stall.
Bennigan prevents Baars from improving his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bennigan tries to pass the half guard into mount. Baars knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Bennigan is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Bennigan is keen to just control but Baars is a slippery customer.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Baars trying to hold on to Bennigan's head to control him but Bennigan postures up.
Bennigan wants to pass to mount but Baars is defending the position.
Baars wants to control but Bennigan is keeping busy and won't allow it.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Baars rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Bennigan counters with a left and a right that stings Baars.
Baars throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Baars misses the shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bennigan on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Bennigan with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Baars to score with a decent uppercut.
Baars misses with an uppercut
and Bennigan counters with a series of strikes. Baars will be more careful next time no doubt.
Bennigan misses with a two punch combination.
Bennigan throws a series of punches but Baars moves out of range.
A jab from Bennigan misses.
Baars jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Baars feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bennigan looking to control.
Baars forces his way into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Spiff Bennigan will probably get the nod - 10:9.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Baars just misses with a punch to the body.
Baars misses with an uppercut. Bennigan saw that one coming.
Baars throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bennigan shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Baars defends it nicely.
Baars stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Baars wants it to stay on the feet.
Baars shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Baars trying to control the position from guard on top but Bennigan is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bennigan looking for a sweep. Not yet Bennigan, not yet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Baars pushes down on Bennigan's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Baars trying to control from half guard but Bennigan is working away.
Baars is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and Bennigan reverses the position - he's now on top in Baars's guard.
Baars can't keep his opponent in guard - Bennigan advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Baars is pressing down on Bennigan's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Baars tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Baars keeping moving, preventing Bennigan from controlling successfully.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bennigan won't allow Baars to sweep him here.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Baars is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Baars keeping full guard, as Bennigan tries to pass.
Bennigan stopping the sweep attempt from Baars.
Bennigan sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Baars's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bennigan wants to control but Baars is keeping him busy.
Baars wants to get back to full guard.
Bennigan wants to pass to mount but Baars is defending the position.
Baars is looking for a sweep. Bennigan is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Bennigan is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Baars doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Bennigan.
Well, if Bennigan is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Bennigan is keen to just control but Baars is a slippery customer.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bennigan stalling away here and it's allowed Baars to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Baars keeping full guard, as Bennigan tries to pass.
Baars wants to sweep but no luck.
Baars is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Bennigan is aware though and is defending well.
Baars is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Bennigan wants to control but Baars is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Bennigan tries to roll over but Baars keeps him under control.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Mace Baars.
I think Bennigan has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Richard Clark scores the fight for Spiff Bennigan!
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight for Spiff Bennigan!
Judge William Gold scores the fight for Spiff Bennigan!
Spiff Bennigan wins by unanimous decision!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Kari Napanderi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Blair Davis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Blair Davis has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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135 lbs
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Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Kari Napanderi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Blair Davis!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Sam Margolis and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Davis has taken the fight to the clinch.
Davis has Napanderi pressed against the cage.
Napanderi blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Davis taking a breather.
Davis scores a nice knee to the body.
Napanderi blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Napanderi wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Davis scores a nice knee to the body.
Davis is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Napanderi is looking to control Davis's arms but Davis gets an underhook and turns him. Now Napanderi has his back to the cage.
Davis using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Davis putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Napanderi in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Napanderi is breathing heavily.
Davis connects with a nasty looking knee right to Napanderi's face.
It looks like Kari Napanderi has been cut.
Davis with a knee to the head.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Davis obliges.
Davis putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Napanderi in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
A bit of stalling here from Davis.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Davis obliges.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Davis lands a nice knee to the body.
Davis lands a knee to the body.
Davis lands a nice knee to the body.
Davis with a knee to the head.
Davis comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Davis landing knees to the body.
Davis landing some nice looking knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Davis scores a nice knee to the body.
Davis working Napanderi over with knees to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Davis obliges.
Davis lands a good knee to the midsection. Napanderi won't want to take too many of those.
Davis slows down the pace here.
Davis unloads a knee to the mid-section. Napanderi lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Davis landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Napanderi takes a knee to the side of the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Davis landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Davis lands a knee to the head.
Davis unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Davis utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Davis unloads a knee to the mid-section. Napanderi lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Davis utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Davis is pushing Napanderi up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Davis scores a nice knee to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Davis landing knees to the body.
Davis lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Davis landing knees to the body.
Davis utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Davis scores a nice knee to the body.
Davis unloads a knee to the mid-section. Napanderi lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Davis putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Napanderi in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
The referee calls for Davis to work.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Napanderi trying to control the position but instead, Davis has worked for underhooks and has pushed Napanderi into the cage.
Knees in the clinch landing for Davis.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Blair Davis dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Kari Napanderi's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
The fight stays on the outside here - Davis looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Napanderi tries to keep at a distance but Davis has taken the fight into the clinch.
Davis tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Napanderi avoids it.
Napanderi is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Davis lands a good knee to the midsection. Napanderi won't want to take too many of those.
Davis is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Davis lands a good knee to the midsection. Napanderi won't want to take too many of those.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Davis using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Davis lands a knee to the body.
Davis is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Davis is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Davis lands a nice knee to the body.
Davis unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Knees to the body from Davis.
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!
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Davis landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Davis unloads a knee to the mid-section. Napanderi lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Davis putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Napanderi in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Davis is stalling here.
Davis landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Davis lands a nice knee to the body.
Davis lands a nice knee to the body.
Davis connects with a knee to the head.
Knees to the body from Davis.
Davis unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Davis using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Davis crunches a lovely knee into Napanderi's ribcage.
Napanderi is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Davis has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Davis utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Davis landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Davis putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Napanderi in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Davis landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Knees to the body from Davis.
Davis lands a knee to the body.
A knee to the head by Davis.
Davis with a knee to the head.
Davis is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Davis is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Davis using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Napanderi tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Davis just stands there and leans against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Davis putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Napanderi in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Davis lands a knee to the body.
Davis unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Davis unloads a knee to the mid-section. Napanderi lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Davis landing knees to the head.
Davis working Napanderi over with knees to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Davis scores a nice knee to the body.
Davis is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Napanderi is defending well for now.
Davis has Napanderi pushed against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Blair Davis showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Kari Napanderi's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
A big right from Napanderi misses.
Napanderi throws a hook to the side of Davis's head but Davis sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Davis blocks a head kick by Napanderi.
Napanderi avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Davis moves into the clinch successfully.
Napanderi blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Davis missing with knees to the body.
Blair Davis seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Napanderi avoiding damage as Davis throws knees to the body.
Davis tries to land knees in the clinch but Napanderi avoids the damage to the body.
Napanderi tries to pull guard but Davis forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Davis lands a good knee to the midsection. Napanderi won't want to take too many of those.
Davis tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Napanderi avoids it.
Davis landing some nice looking knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Davis lands a good knee to the midsection. Napanderi won't want to take too many of those.
Davis putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Napanderi in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Davis lands a knee to the body.
Napanderi takes a knee to the side of the body.
Davis scores with a knee to the head.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Davis.
Napanderi tries to break the clinch but Davis is controlling the position.
Davis lands a nice knee to the body.
Davis is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Davis landing some nice looking knees to the body.
The referee is keeping an eye on Davis - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Knees to the body from Davis.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Davis crunches a lovely knee into Napanderi's ribcage.
Davis tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Napanderi avoids it.
Davis is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Napanderi is defending well for now.
Napanderi is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Davis is defending well.
Davis crunches a lovely knee into Napanderi's ribcage.
Davis landing knees to the body.
Napanderi is looking to control Davis's arms but Davis gets an underhook and turns him. Now Napanderi has his back to the cage.
Knees to the body from Davis.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Davis obliges.
Kari Napanderi has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Napanderi is looking to break free of the clinch but Davis has double underhooks.
Napanderi has had enough of the clinch but Davis keeps him there for the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Davis landing knees to the body.
Davis connects with a nasty looking knee right to Napanderi's face.
Davis trying to land knees to the body.
Davis misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Napanderi.
Napanderi tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Davis smiles and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kari Napanderi. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Davis is looking to clinch but Napanderi is avoiding it.
Napanderi swats away the attempt to clinch by Davis.
Davis tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Napanderi manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Davis tries to close the distance and clinch up but Napanderi swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Davis closes the distance and clinches.
Napanderi avoiding damage as Davis throws knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Davis crunches a lovely knee into Napanderi's ribcage.
Davis keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Napanderi's efforts to push away.
Davis putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Napanderi in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Napanderi letting Davis take a breather here.
Napanderi managing to block the knees to the body from Davis.
Napanderi is trying to pull guard but Davis turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Davis is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Davis scores a nice knee to the body.
Davis working Napanderi over with knees to the body.
Napanderi takes a knee to the side of the body.
Blair Davis is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Napanderi is trying to drag Davis to the mat but Davis just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
And that's the end of the fight!
Blair Davis comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Davis 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 Donald Grub scores the fight for Blair Davis!
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight for Blair Davis!
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight for Blair Davis!
Blair Davis wins by unanimous decision!
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FIGHT
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