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QFC Tournament 73 Round 2 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Maurice Bruneau (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brock Denton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Maurice Bruneau!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Brock Denton!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Phil Schofield and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Denton throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Denton jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Bruneau could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Bruneau gets the takedown into side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
You can see the frustration on Denton's face as Bruneau controls the position.
Bruneau working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Bruneau prevents Denton from escaping the position.
Denton is working to avoid the ground and pound but Bruneau connects with a decent elbow.
Bruneau misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Bruneau is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Bruneau 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.
Bruneau misses with the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bruneau working the ground and pound but Denton is defending the strikes.
Bruneau creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Denton sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Bruneau takes a little break here. Denton wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Denton tries to escape but Bruneau is in control.
Bruneau wants to lay and pray for a moment but Denton keeps working.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes there by Bruneau.
Denton wants to get back to his feet but Bruneau drags him back down.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bruneau fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Sloppy strikes there by Bruneau.
Denton seems a little lost for a moment, as Bruneau dominates the positioning.
Bruneau is trying to ground and pound but Denton uses the momentary lack of control by Bruneau to regain half guard.
Bruneau controlling the action here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Denton wants to get back to his feet.
Bruneau takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Bruneau is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Maurice Bruneau just wasn't active enough.
Bruneau drives through with a takedown into guard.
Bruneau is working Denton over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Bruneau trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Bruneau postures up in Denton's guard and throws a big left but Denton blocks it.
Bruneau looking to pass the guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bruneau stays in close to Denton's body and controls the position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bruneau is working Denton over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Maurice Bruneau dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Denton goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Denton misses with an uppercut. Bruneau saw that one coming.
Denton gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Bruneau to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Bruneau trying to control the position from guard on top but Denton is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bruneau scoring with some ground and pound.
Bruneau looking to pass the guard.
Bruneau sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Denton's guard.
Bruneau not doing much here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Denton blocking the ground and pound attempt from Bruneau.
Bruneau throwing shots but Denton is blocking nicely.
Bruneau uses his free foot to push down on Denton's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Denton.
Bruneau controlling the position easily from mount.
Bruneau connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bruneau landing shots from mount.
Bruneau with the ground and pound from mount.
Bruneau controlling the pace for now.
Bruneau looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bruneau looking to control but Denton is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Bruneau lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Maurice Bruneau overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bruneau takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Bruneau wants to control the pace but Denton is squirming around nicely.
BOOM! Bruneau connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Denton is rocked!
Bruneau with the ground and pound from mount.
Denton is still in real trouble! Can Bruneau finish him?
Bruneau content just to control the position here.
Bruneau looking to finish here with some ground and pound. He lands one big shot that has Denton covering up... and two more big strikes land, forcing the referee to step in and put and end to proceedings! This fight is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Maurice Bruneau!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Awmtea Sailo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sammy Fink (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Sammy Fink was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Awmtea Sailo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Sammy Fink!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Daniel Bishop and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fink gets a double leg takedown into Sailo's guard.
Sailo wants to sweep but no luck.
Sailo manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Sailo throwing strikes here but Fink is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Fink is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sailo throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Poor strikes thrown by Sailo there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Sailo lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Sailo is working close to his opponent, looking to work a submission by the looks of things. Oh, he's managed to get a guillotine from mount as his opponent reached up! That looks tiiiiight! Will he tap? YES, he's tapped! Impressive submission by Sailo!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Awmtea Sailo!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Stu Hughes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ozman Lawkilla (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Stu Hughes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Ozman Lawkilla!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Donald Grub and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lawkilla drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Hughes is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Lawkilla thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Lawkilla swings around for an armbar but Hughes sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Lawkilla's guard.
Hughes won't allow Lawkilla to sweep him here.
Hughes has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Lawkilla is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Hughes is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Lawkilla keeping moving, preventing Hughes from controlling successfully.
Lawkilla utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lawkilla keeping moving, preventing Hughes from controlling successfully.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Hughes accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Lawkilla lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Hughes!
Hughes is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Lawkilla is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Hughes can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Hughes knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Lawkilla on the ground.
Hughes is working to get back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lawkilla with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Hughes sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Lawkilla wants to work for an arm triangle but Hughes is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Hughes is trying to stand.
Hughes wants to improve his position but Lawkilla is controlling well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hughes won't allow Lawkilla to pass to mount.
Lawkilla is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hughes tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Hughes wants to control but Lawkilla is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Hughes is defending against the submission attempts here by Lawkilla.
Lawkilla throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Hughes keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Lawkilla is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Hughes defends it well.
Lawkilla is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Lawkilla looks gassed!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lawkilla missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Hughes trying to control here.
Hughes is pressing down on Lawkilla's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Lawkilla sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Hughes's guard.
Hughes keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Lawkilla trying to control from half guard but Hughes is working away.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hughes is defending against the submission attempts here by Lawkilla.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ozman Lawkilla dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Hughes closes the distance and pushes Lawkilla back into the cage.
Hughes tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Lawkilla just stands there and leans against the cage.
Lawkilla lands a takedown into guard.
Lawkilla trying to control the position from guard on top but Hughes is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Lawkilla is in close to Hughes's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Lawkilla postures up in Hughes's guard and throws a big left but Hughes blocks it.
Hughes looking to control.
Hughes has his foot on Lawkilla's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Lawkilla works his way back into a safe position though.
Lawkilla wants to control from the top but Hughes keeps moving.
Ozman Lawkilla has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lawkilla pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Hughes is keeping the position for now.
Hughes controls Lawkilla momentarily but Lawkilla frees himself.
Lawkilla wants to control from the top but Hughes keeps moving.
Lawkilla drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Hughes dives on top into guard.
Hughes is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Hughes trying to stand up but can't free himself from Lawkilla's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lawkilla looking for a guillotine here but Hughes defends easily.
Lawkilla is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Hughes defends well.
Lawkilla is breathing heavily.
Hughes postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Lawkilla is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Hughes trying to control the position from guard on top but Lawkilla is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hughes stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Lawkilla shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Hughes leaves Lawkilla with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Hughes clinches.
Hughes breaks the clinch.
Hughes has managed to clinch.
Lawkilla looking for a takedown.
Stu Hughes has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ozman Lawkilla.
Hughes decides to pull guard.
Lawkilla drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Hughes manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Lawkilla has Hughes in his guard.
Hughes pushing down on Lawkilla's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hughes content to control rather than advance.
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!
Hughes stands up out of the half guard.
Stu Hughes seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lawkilla fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Hughes connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hughes scores with a hook to the body. Lawkilla takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Lawkilla stuffs the takedown attempt from Hughes. Hughes gets slowly back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Stu Hughes dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Hughes closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Lawkilla gets a takedown into half guard.
Lawkilla wants to work for an arm triangle but Hughes is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Hughes is looking for a sweep. Lawkilla is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Lawkilla wants to work for an arm triangle but Hughes is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Hughes wants to get back to his feet.
Lawkilla takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Lawkilla trying to control from half guard but Hughes is working away.
Hughes is trying to control but can't.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lawkilla looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Hughes keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Lawkilla is working for a kimura but Hughes is defending it quite comfortably.
Hughes is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lawkilla is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Hughes defends it well.
Hughes punching from the bottom.
Lawkilla trying to control the pace.
Hughes is trying to maintain the position but Lawkilla is very close to passing his half guard.
Hughes is looking for a sweep. Lawkilla is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lawkilla is looking for a kimura here.
Hughes moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Hughes wants to get back to his feet but Lawkilla is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Hughes is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Lawkilla has gone for a leg lock! Hughes slips out almost immediately though and dives into Lawkilla's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hughes controls from within his opponent's guard.
Hughes advances to half guard.
Lawkilla is trying to get back to full guard.
Hughes is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
Lawkilla is trying to maintain the position but Hughes is very close to passing his half guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hughes throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Lawkilla has guillotine here! It looks pretty tight! Could this be all over! No, Hughes escapes and passes into side control at the same time. Nice work there by Hughes!
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 Stu Hughes.
I think Hughes has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 James Ackerman scores the fight for Stu Hughes!
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight for Stu Hughes!
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight for Ozman Lawkilla!
Stu Hughes wins by split decision!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ned Edwards (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michael Weston (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Michael Weston is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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KO power |
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Ned Edwards!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Michael Weston!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, James Ackerman and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Weston closes the distance and clinches.
Edwards has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Weston uses from the top position.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Edwards controls Weston momentarily but Weston frees himself.
Edwards isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Weston stacks Edwards on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Weston!
Edwards manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Edwards seems to be working for a kimura but Weston defends the submission attempt.
Weston slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Weston pulls Edwards in close to prevent any damage.
Weston utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Edwards being controlled here momentarily.
Weston is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Edwards wants to sweep but Weston has passed to side control!
Weston advances to mount.
Weston cracks Edwards with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Edwards keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Weston lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Edwards hang on?
Weston looking to finish Edwards with some ground and pound. This is bad for Edwards!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Weston lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Edwards is working to get back to half guard.
Edwards is breathing heavily.
Weston pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Edwards is rocked!
Oooooh, big shot lands for Weston! Edwards is hurt baaadly! Weston is firing away with more strikes - Edwards is covering up... the ref is warning him to do something. He's just covering up though still and the ref has to step in to end the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Michael Weston!
During a confident post fight interview, Michael Weston thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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