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QFC Tournament 89 Round 3 PBP Commentary |
Co-main event
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between El Senor Rookie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Glover Crowe (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
Solid Muay Thai
Cuts easily |
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Decent boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, El Senor Rookie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Glover Crowe!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Dmitry Maklakov and Fedor Mirinova.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Crowe wants to clinch.
Crowe is looking to clinch.
Crowe tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rookie was well out of range. Poor timing from Crowe.
Crowe throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Crowe's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Crowe duly obliges.
It looks like El Senor Rookie has been cut.
Rookie uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Crowe.
Crowe cracks Rookie with a good jab.
Rookie throws a half hearted mid kick.
Rookie tries a head kick but it misses.
Crowe pushes Rookie up against the cage in a clinch.
Rookie looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Rookie wants to break the clinch but can't.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rookie has had enough of the clinch but Crowe keeps him there for the moment.
Rookie is trying to break the clinch but Crowe has him pressed against the cage.
Crowe scores with a nice hook to the head.
Rookie's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Crowe struggles to land a body shot inside as Rookie controls his hands.
Crowe can't find room to land a body shot as Rookie controls the action.
Crowe lands with a left to the head.
Crowe prevents Rookie from breaking the clinch.
Crowe lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A short left from Crowe.
Crowe keeps control of Rookie as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rookie blocking some punches.
Crowe lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Rookie backwards.
A short uppercut from Crowe.
Crowe throws a punch but it's blocked by Rookie.
Crowe tries a body shot but Rookie blocks it.
A nice right hand lands inside from Crowe.
Crowe is leaning against Rookie and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Crowe.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rookie wants to break free but Crowe has control.
Crowe tries a body shot but Rookie blocks it.
Crowe tries to work over Rookie's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Rookie working hard to break the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rookie is trying to break the clinch but Crowe has him pressed against the cage.
Crowe lands a right hand.
Crowe working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Crowe lands an uppercut.
Crowe can't find room to land a body shot as Rookie controls the action.
Crowe effectively controlling the action here.
Still in the clinch, Crowe scores with a nice short uppercut.
El Senor Rookie's cut is getting worse.
Crowe lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice left hand lands by Crowe.
A shot in the inside from Crowe.
Crowe tries to throw a body punch but Rookie avoids it by throwing Crowe back against the cage.
Crowe lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Rookie backwards.
Rookie looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Rookie is trying to break the clinch but Crowe has him pressed against the cage.
Crowe scores with a hook to the body.
Crowe cracks Rookie with a nice body shot.
Rookie blocks an uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Crowe lands with a short shot to the head.
Rookie looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Crowe lands a body punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Glover Crowe dominated that round.
The cut man is working on El Senor Rookie's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Crowe lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Crowe lands with a straight right. Rookie didn't see that one coming.
Crowe lands a nice shot to the body.
Crowe connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Rookie's hands.
Crowe cracks Rookie with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Crowe fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Rookie on the side of the head.
Rookie tries a head kick but it misses.
Crowe gets in close and tags Rookie with a short punch that almost sends Rookie to the mat! Oh Rookie is in big trouble! He turns his back on Crowe, trying to create some distance but Crowe rushes him, striking wildly and Rookie goes down! The referee tackles Crowe into the cage to end the fight! Crowe is one violent man!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:42 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Glover Crowe!
Glover Crowe decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Main event
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jeff Kaufmore (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michael Schmidt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Michael Schmidt has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
Cuts easily |
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Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jeff Kaufmore!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Michael Schmidt!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Vladimir Khabensky and Fedor Mirinova.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Schmidt throws a right hand that Kaufmore ducks under and follows up with a left that Kaufmore also avoids with ease.
Kaufmore is trying hard to land a takedown here. Schmidt sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Kaufmore fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Schmidt avoids it really well and circles away.
Schmidt misses with a jab, cross combination.
Kaufmore avoids a punch combination nicely.
Schmidt rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Kaufmore moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Schmidt looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Schmidt throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Schmidt misses with a double jab.
Schmidt fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Schmidt throws a nice looking combination but Kaufmore bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Schmidt scores with a decent looking hook.
It looks like Jeff Kaufmore has been cut.
Michael Schmidt is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kaufmore shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Schmidt defends it nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jeff Kaufmore. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kaufmore closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Schmidt did well to prevent Kaufmore getting side control.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Schmidt can do anything to dispel that myth.
Kaufmore seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Kaufmore 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.
Kaufmore passes to full mount!
Schmidt is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kaufmore looking to control but Schmidt is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kaufmore has control of Schmidt's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Schmidt regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kaufmore is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Schmidt is surviving well by controlling Kaufmore's body position as best he can.
Kaufmore avoids the attempt from Schmidt to control.
Schmidt wants to get back to his feet.
Kaufmore looking to ground and pound but Schmidt is blocking nicely.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Schmidt is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Kaufmore really is a fat lump.
Schmidt can't escape the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kaufmore thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Schmidt is trying to escape the mount.
Kaufmore working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Kaufmore forces the positional change into back control.
Schmidt is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Schmidt is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if Kaufmore gets his way!
I really don't envy Schmidt right now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kaufmore patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?
Schmidt tries to break free.
Kaufmore 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.
Kaufmore is looking for the choke from the back position but Schmidt is controlling his hands well.
Schmidt is trying to get back to his feet but Kaufmore has full control of the position and if anything, Schmidt has just worked his way into a worse spot.
Kaufmore tries to keep control of the position but Schmidt is staying busy.
Kaufmore working from the back looking to end the fight with a rear naked choke. Schmidt is doing well to defend. Kaufmore seems to have got his hand under the chin though and he's sunk the choke in! Schmidt is forced to tap and this one is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Jeff Kaufmore!
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