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QFC Tournament 76 Round 2 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Mike Eash (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and AJ Parks (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 AJ Parks was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Brawler
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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 Rio de Janeiro, Mike Eash!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, AJ Parks!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Emerson Jorge and Leandro Rodrigues.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Parks shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Parks showed some decent athleticism there.
Eash missing with punches from the bottom.
Eash makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Eash.
Parks trying to control but Eash is working from the bottom.
Eash throws a couple of heel strikes.
Eash wriggles free and stands up.
Parks avoids the head kick by Eash.
No joy there for Parks, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Eash closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Parks's guard.
Eash trying to control but Parks is working from the bottom.
Eash avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Parks keeping moving, preventing Eash from controlling successfully.
Eash is pushing down on Parks's leg trying to pass to half guard. Parks is fighting to maintain full guard but Eash has managed to sneak the leg through.
Parks wants to control but Eash is keeping busy and won't allow it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Eash working Parks over with strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Eash works his foot free and advances to mount.
Parks is bucking up trying to escape but Eash cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Eash controlling from mount.
Parks is trying to escape the mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Parks in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Eash looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Eash takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Eash's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Eash punishing his opponent with strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Eash content just to control the position here.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Eash scoring with strikes but Parks is staying in there.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Eash controlling the pace for now.
Parks tries to get back to half guard but can't.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mike Eash dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Eash fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Eash fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Eash scores a takedown into full mount!
Parks tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Eash wants to control the pace but Parks is squirming around nicely.
Eash connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Parks wants to control but Eash is having none of it.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Eash cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Eash landing strikes from the mount.
Parks is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Parks is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Parks is in a horrible position here. Eash smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Parks can't escape the position.
Eash looking to control and managing it successfully.
Parks is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Eash trying to control but Parks is having none of it.
Eash cracks Parks with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Eash working the ground and pound effectively.
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!
Parks is bucking up trying to escape but Eash cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Eash looking to secure an arm triangle but Parks defends it well.
Parks is looking to get to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Eash tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Mike Eash overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Parks is just holding on here. Eash manages to take his back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Eash trying to control momentarily.
Eash not allowing Parks to control his hands.
Eash lands punches and elbows.
Eash biding his time, looking for the opening.
Eash tightening his grip on Parks, looking for the choke.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Eash slows the pace down here. Having a little breather whilst he's in a dominant position, looking to rest and regain some energy, ready to go for the finish.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mike Eash dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! 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.
Eash throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Parks counters with a shoot takedown. Eash fights it but they end up in guard.
Parks stopping the sweep attempt from Eash.
Eash seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Parks trying to control but Eash is working from the bottom.
Eash wants to stand and escape but Parks is having none of it.
Parks trying to control but Eash is working from the bottom.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
OK we're going to have a standup here. AJ Parks hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Eash shoots in for a takedown but Parks shows good takedown defense.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Parks tries to clinch up.
Parks avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Eash shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Parks's guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Parks is trying to keep Eash in close.
Eash slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Eash pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Parks is keeping the position for now.
Eash is stalling in the full guard.
Eash gets to his feet - Parks follows without any prompting.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Parks throws a body kick that misses.
Parks changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Eash looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Eash on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Eash tries to get out of the position.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
You can see the frustration on Eash's face as Parks controls the position.
Eash tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Parks wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Parks decides to stand back up.
Parks throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Eash.
Eash fails with a takedown attempt.
Parks looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Eash is fending him off so far but Parks persists. Nope, Eash circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Parks misses with a head kick.
Eash tries a head kick but it misses.
Parks misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Eash pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Parks uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Eash.
A head kick misses from Parks.
A punch combination from Eash misses.
Eash doesn't manage to clinch there - Parks circles away.
Parks tries to clinch but Eash moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Eash fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Parks manages to avoid it.
Parks fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Eash sprawls well initially but Parks persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Eash tries to get to full guard but Parks has control of the leg.
Parks tries to stand but can't do so whilst Eash controls his leg.
Eash is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Parks's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Parks's back!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Eash working for the choke.
Eash tries to get the hooks in deep but Parks pushed the leg off.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to AJ Parks.
Well Eash has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Mauricio Rocha scores the fight for Mike Eash!
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight for Mike Eash!
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight for Mike Eash!
Mike Eash wins by unanimous decision!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Marcel Consolo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gotti Bin Laden (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bin Laden is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Kurupt - I Didn't Change. Marcel Consolo has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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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 Rio de Janeiro, Marcel Consolo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Gotti Bin Laden!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Alexandre Firmino and Emerson Jorge.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Consolo shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Consolo was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Bin Laden is bucking up trying to escape but Consolo cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Bin Laden 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.
Bin Laden moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Bin Laden is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Consolo defends well.
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!
Consolo tries to free his leg and advance position but Bin Laden is retaining full guard.
Bin Laden tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bin Laden looking for a guillotine here but Consolo defends easily.
Consolo controls from within his opponent's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bin Laden is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Consolo slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Bin Laden tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Consolo is sitting in close to Bin Laden's body. Bin Laden has gone for a guillotine from the bottom. Oh damn, that looks pretty tight! Consolo is panicking - it looks like this one could be all over! Yes, Consolo is tapping! That was a very nice submission by Bin Laden.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Gotti Bin Laden!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Samus Linikis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jamie Oriley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Oriley has chosen warriors call as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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BJJ White Belt
Dangerous knees
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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 Rio de Janeiro, Samus Linikis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jamie Oriley!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Matheus Silva and Daniel Cesar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Linikis wants to clinch but Oriley slips to the side
and Oriley counters with a takedown into side control.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Oriley tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Oriley has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Oriley tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Oriley has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Oriley has an Americana. Linikis didn't react quickly enough there and he's in big trouble now! He tries to squirm out but is forced to tap! Oriley is delighted and gyrates in front of the ring girls. They seem to like the attention - it'll be interesting to see if Oriley hooks up with any of them at the after show party.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Jamie Oriley!
A very excited looking Jamie Oriley made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Main event
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Vito Beofor De Oliveira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lucius Pappas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lucius Pappas has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Vito Beofor De Oliveira's chin.
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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 Rio de Janeiro, Vito Beofor De Oliveira!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Lucius Pappas!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Daniel Cesar and Thiago Cunha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
De Oliveira fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
De Oliveira throws a nice looking combination but Pappas bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Pappas closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. De Oliveira did well to prevent Pappas getting side control.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Pappas is looking for a kimura but De Oliveira is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Pappas to get the leverage.
Pappas is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and De Oliveira defends it well.
Pappas seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but De Oliveira does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Pappas is looking to pass De Oliveira's guard but actually De Oliveira recovers to full guard.
Pappas drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Pappas jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Pappas stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. De Oliveira swivels though and keeps the full guard.
De Oliveira keeping moving, preventing Pappas from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pappas drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Pappas jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Pappas showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Pappas stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. De Oliveira swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Pappas trying to control but De Oliveira is working from the bottom.
Pappas slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
De Oliveira sneaks back into half guard.
Pappas wants to take a breather but De Oliveira is having none of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pappas is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
De Oliveira is defending against the submission attempts here by Pappas.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Pappas seems to be working for a kimura but De Oliveira defends the submission attempt.
Pappas is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and De Oliveira defends it well.
Pappas is trying to work for a kimura but De Oliveira is defending well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pappas is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
De Oliveira really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
De Oliveira tries to get to full guard but Pappas has control of the leg.
Pappas seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but De Oliveira does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
De Oliveira is defending against the submission attempts here by Pappas.
De Oliveira trying to control from the bottom.
Pappas wants to work for an arm triangle but De Oliveira is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Pappas is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so De Oliveira is just riding it out for now. Pappas eventually gives up the hold.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pappas 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.
De Oliveira wants to control but Pappas is keeping busy.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Pappas tries to pass the half guard into mount. De Oliveira knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Pappas seems to be looking for submissions.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lucius Pappas dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Pappas enables De Oliveira to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Pappas manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Pappas looking to try and escape his hips here, looking for a submission. It looks like he's going for a triangle but De Oliveira is defending well. Pappas quickly switches to an armbar and extends the arm! De Oliveira has no choice but to tap, to a very quick submission! Wow, that was lightning fast! Pappas celebrates on the cage, with the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:30 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Lucius Pappas!
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