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QFC Tournament 85 Round 2 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Mongolia Heed (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Saizahawla Animai (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Saizahawla Animai has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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Counter striker
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Mongolia Heed!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Saizahawla Animai!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, James Glass and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Heed slaps away a takedown attempt from Animai, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Animai throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Heed tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Animai is in Heed's guard.
Heed preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Animai working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Animai stands up from Heed's guard - Animai perhaps looking for a knockout.
Animai shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Heed as he avoids it easily.
Animai misses with a takedown
and Heed counters with a single leg into guard. Animai didn't expect that.
Mongolia Heed has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Saizahawla Animai.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Animai seems keen to control Heed's posture.
Heed wants to control from the top but Animai keeps moving.
Heed working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Heed postures up.
Heed postures up and lands a big shot to Animai's brow.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Animai working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Heed.
Animai is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Heed is aware though and is defending well.
Heed trying to control the position from guard on top but Animai is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Animai looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Heed tries to free his leg and advance position but Animai is retaining full guard.
Heed controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Heed wants to control from the top but Animai keeps moving.
Animai trying to control the position here.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Animai is trying to control the position but Heed postures up.
Heed in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Saizahawla Animai.
Heed tries to score a power double leg takedown but Animai sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Heed somewhat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Heed closes this distance looking for a takedown but Animai circles away.
Animai feints and as Heed raises his hands in defense, Animai changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Animai looks gassed!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Heed is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Animai postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Animai throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Heed is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Heed knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Animai on the ground.
Animai in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Animai has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Animai gets to his feet. Heed looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Animai looks for a takedown but Heed sprawls well.
Animai shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Heed counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Heed lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Heed thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Animai's head.
Animai is looking to control Heed's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Animai avoid being mounted?
Heed looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Animai with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Animai keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Heed sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Animai defending well though.
Heed prevents Animai from standing back up.
Heed lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Heed slows the pace down in half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Heed looks to land a strike but Animai avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Heed with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Heed trying to control the position from guard on top but Animai is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Heed postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Animai keeping moving, preventing Heed from controlling successfully.
Animai is pulling down on Heed's head. It's preventing any offense from Heed, at least for the moment.
Heed throwing strikes from guard but Animai blocks nicely.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Heed trying to control the position from guard on top but Animai is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mongolia Heed dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Animai gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Heed counters with a nice double leg into side control. Animai won't be happy with that.
Heed sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Animai is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Heed trying to control the action but Animai is working from the bottom.
Heed takes a little break here. Animai wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Heed postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Mongolia Heed overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Animai throws his opponent off and manages to get back to his feet! Nicely done!
Animai tries for a takedown but Heed circles away easily
and Heed counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Animai!
Animai is breathing heavily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Heed working Animai over with strikes here.
Animai in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Heed thowing shots but they're missing.
Heed misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Heed looking to ground and pound but Animai is blocking nicely.
Heed scoring with strikes but Animai is staying in there.
Heed breaks from Animai's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Heed tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Heed has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Animai's face.
Heed controlling the position easily from mount.
Animai in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Animai can do anything to dispel that myth.
The referee warns Animai that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Animai holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Heed tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Heed scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Animai?
Heed cracks Animai with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Heed connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Animai is rocked!
Heed lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Animai is still in real trouble! Can Heed finish him?
Heed controlling his opponent.
Heed landing punches.
Animai seems to have recovered his senses.
BOOM! Heed connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Heed throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Animai because Heed loaded up on that one.
Animai wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Heed.
Heed lands a big elbow.
Heed looking to finish Animai with some ground and pound. This is bad for Animai!
Heed is landing with some decent strikes but Animai is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Animai takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Animai avoids a series of strikes thrown by Heed.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Heed cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Heed with the ground and pound from mount.
Animai is in a horrible position here. Heed smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Heed with a couple of short strikes.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Heed cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Heed working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Heed throws some wild stikes that Animai manages to avoid easily.
Heed thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Heed sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Animai taking shots to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Heed cracks Animai with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Animai in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Heed landing strikes from the mount and Animai is in trouble!
Heed cracks Animai 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 4:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mongolia Heed!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Eugene Hall (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Damien Penn (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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BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Eugene Hall!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Damien Penn!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, James Glass and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hall cracks Penn with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Hall with a jab.
Penn takes a swing at Hall's ribcage but misses.
Penn is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Hall!
Hall lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Penn is rocked!
Hall sizes up Penn with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Penn is still on wobbly legs! Can Hall finish him?
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Penn takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Penn moves in looking to clinch but Hall pushes him off.
Hall jabs Penn right on the nose. Penn blinks but takes it well.
BOOM! Hall lands a beautiful left hook that drops Penn. Penn tries to recover but Hall is having none of it, landing more punishing shots from mount. One final crushing shot and Penn lies motionless on the canvas. The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Eugene Hall!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Unknown Unknown (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jean Louis Andre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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BJJ White Belt
Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Unknown Unknown!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Jean Louis Andre!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, James Atkins and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Unknown fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Andre manages to avoid it.
Andre fails with an attempt to clinch.
Andre wants to clinch.
Andre lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Unknown circles away quickly and effectively.
Andre throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Andre shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Unknown defends it nicely.
Andre misses with a looping right.
Andre shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Unknown lands with a shot to the body.
Andre misses with a body shot
enabling Unknown to counter with a crisp jab.
A jab from Andre misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Andre throws a body punch but Unknown moves out of range.
Andre fails to land the takedown.
Unknown Unknown has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jean Louis Andre.
Andre clinches.
Unknown wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Andre has him pressed against the cage.
Unknown wants to get back to striking at distance but Andre won't allow it.
Andre misses with a hook to the ribs.
Andre misses with a hook to the ribs.
Andre keeps control of Unknown as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Unknown working hard to break the clinch.
Andre presses Unknown against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Andre wants a takedown.
Unknown blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A frustrated look appears on Unknown's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Unknown has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Andre wants a takedown.
Unknown wants to break the clinch but can't.
Andre tries to throw a body punch but Unknown avoids it by throwing Andre back against the cage.
Unknown has had enough of the clinch but Andre keeps him there for the moment.
Unknown blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Andre tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Unknown looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Unknown is trying to break the clinch but Andre has him pressed against the cage.
Unknown is trying to break free.
A right handed body shot lands from Andre.
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!
Andre lands an elbow inside.
A frustrated look appears on Unknown's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Unknown tries to break free but Andre pushes him back against the cage.
Unknown is trying to break the clinch but Andre has him pressed against the cage.
Unknown can't break the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Unknown wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Andre keeps control of Unknown as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Andre has Unknown pressed against the cage, preventing Unknown from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Andre is looking for a takedown.
Andre struggles to land a body shot inside as Unknown controls his hands.
Andre misses with some punches.
Andre is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Unknown wants to get back to striking at distance but Andre won't allow it.
Andre prevents Unknown from breaking the clinch.
Andre taking a breather.
Unknown escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Unknown misses with the combination.
Andre looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Andre throws a hook but Unknown blocks it.
Andre misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Unknown.
Andre swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Unknown counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Andre looks gassed!
Unknown lands with a hook. Andre tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Andre slips a jab and a cross from Unknown.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Unknown lands with an uppercut that bounces Andre off the cage and back into range.
Unknown getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Andre is rocked!
Unknown clobbers Andre with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Andre is still on wobbly legs! Can Unknown finish him?
Unknown Unknown is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Andre tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Unknown paws at him with a jab and circles away.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Unknown closes the distance and lands a crisp combination that knocks Andre out cold! Andre corner are devastated, head in hands behind our commentary position. Poor guys.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Unknown Unknown!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Yip Man (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anwar Sadat (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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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Yip Man!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Anwar Sadat!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Donald Grub and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sadat slips a jab and a cross from Man.
Sadat fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Man manages to avoid it.
Sadat blocks a head kick by Man.
Man pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Sadat takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Man misses with a series of wild punches.
Horrible takedown by Sadat or perhaps it was just good defense by Man which made him look bad.
Man goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Man throws a series of punches but Sadat avoids them all with ease.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Man throws the kick towards the body but Sadat avoids it.
A left and a right from Man both land. Nice combination.
Man throws a right and a left that both miss.
Man uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Sadat.
A combination from Man does no damage.
Man throws a sloppy head kick and Sadat moves out of range easily.
Man misses with a jab, cross combination.
Man throws a sloppy head kick and Sadat moves out of range easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Man throws a series of punches but Sadat moves out of range.
Man could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Man slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Yip Man is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Man will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Sadat shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Man as he avoids it easily.
Some wild striking there from Man.
A combination from Man does no damage.
Sadat shoots for a takedown but Man saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Yip Man has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Anwar Sadat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sadat shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Man defends it nicely.
A left and a right from Man both land. Nice combination.
Sadat throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Man misses with a series of wild punches.
Man misses with a jab, cross combination.
Yip Man seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Man misses with the combination.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Man misses with a series of wild punches.
Man is breathing heavily.
Sadat misses with a takedown
and Man counters with a left and a right that stings Sadat.
Man throws a nice looking combination but Sadat bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Sadat avoids a punch combination nicely.
Man stuffs the takedown attempt from Sadat. Sadat gets slowly back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yip Man dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Sadat is trying hard to land a takedown here. Man sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Man lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Man displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Sadat.
Man rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Sadat moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Man throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Sadat manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Man on his heels. He'll look to pass Man's guard now, I'm sure.
Sadat sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Man's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sadat maintaining the dominant position here and is working for a kimura. He's locked it up! Man could be in real trouble here! He's trying to wriggle out but Sadat has cracked it and Man is screaming in pain - he's tapped out! Great finish by Sadat!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:19 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Anwar Sadat!
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