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QFC Tournament 99 Round 2 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jose Da Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Boca Naga (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Jose Da Silva has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jose Da Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Boca Naga!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Naga ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Da Silva moves away.
Naga tries to sprawl but Da Silva drives through with a takedown into half guard.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Da Silva is keen to just control but Naga is a slippery customer.
Da Silva is controlling the pace.
Da Silva prevents Naga from improving his position.
Da Silva really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Da Silva keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Jose Da Silva has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Naga bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Da Silva is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Naga wants to stand up but Da Silva is controlling the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Da Silva looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Da Silva might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Naga is looking to control the position but Da Silva frees his trapped leg and locks up an armbar from the bottom! It looks tight! Naga grimaces and holds on for a second but is forced to tap or have his arm broken! Slick Jiu Jitsu from Da Silva there - Naga really paying for some sloppy defensive work!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Jose Da Silva!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Matt Screwdriver (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cole Rolland (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Matt Screwdriver could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Cole Rolland's chin.
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Brawler
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Matt Screwdriver!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Cole Rolland!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Shigeki Fujiwara and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Screwdriver shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Screwdriver wants to control but Rolland is keeping him busy.
Screwdriver performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Rolland is staying active underneath Screwdriver, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Screwdriver throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Screwdriver takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Screwdriver throwing shots but Rolland is blocking nicely.
Screwdriver is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Rolland avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Screwdriver.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Screwdriver lands a nice short elbow.
Rolland keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Screwdriver thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Screwdriver is just content to waste time from the top position. Rolland takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Screwdriver throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Rolland works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Rolland is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Screwdriver 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.
Rolland being controlled here, momentarily.
Screwdriver makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Screwdriver loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Screwdriver is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Screwdriver trying to control the position from guard on top but Rolland is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Screwdriver is working Rolland over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rolland keeping moving, preventing Screwdriver from controlling successfully.
Screwdriver controls from within his opponent's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Matt Screwdriver has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Rolland tries for a takedown but Screwdriver sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
No luck for Rolland with that takedown attempt.
Screwdriver darts in and clinches Rolland up against the cage.
Rolland throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Screwdriver blocks it with crossed arms.
Rolland's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Screwdriver tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Rolland counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Rolland's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Screwdriver closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Rolland quickly recovers to half guard.
Rolland looks gassed!
Screwdriver trying to control the action but Rolland is working from the bottom.
Screwdriver throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Screwdriver keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Screwdriver really is a fat lump.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Screwdriver throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Rolland to regain full guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rolland preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Screwdriver works over Rolland with some ground and pound from guard.
Screwdriver pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Rolland is keeping the position for now.
Screwdriver landing some decent shots from guard.
Screwdriver postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rolland is looking to stand up but Screwdriver isn't so interested in that idea.
Screwdriver working some strikes from top position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Matt Screwdriver dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Rolland misses with the combination.
Cole Rolland is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Screwdriver gets a takedown into half guard.
Screwdriver wants to free his trapped foot but Rolland is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Screwdriver perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Screwdriver throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Screwdriver is trying to control. Rolland wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Nice strikes from Screwdriver there.
Screwdriver is pressing down on Rolland's thigh, looking to free his foot. Rolland is holding on for now.
Screwdriver winds up and cracks Rolland with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Screwdriver passes to full mount!
Screwdriver lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Screwdriver working the ground and pound effectively.
Matt Screwdriver overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Rolland is breathing heavily.
Screwdriver working away from the top, dropping strikes.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Screwdriver can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Rolland is looking to escape.
BOOM! Screwdriver connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Screwdriver lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Screwdriver controlling from the full mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Screwdriver landing shots from mount.
It looks like Cole Rolland has been cut.
Screwdriver in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Rolland taking shots to the head.
Screwdriver with good strikes from the mount here!
That has opened up Cole Rolland's cut even more.
Screwdriver takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Screwdriver looking to control but Rolland is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Screwdriver is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Rolland can do to turn this around?
Screwdriver looking to finish Rolland with some ground and pound. This is bad for Rolland!
The cut above Cole Rolland's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Screwdriver lands a big elbow.
Cole Rolland's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Cole Rolland's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:31 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Matt Screwdriver!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Devonte Michaels (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Matti Lykke (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Matti Lykke will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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260 lbs
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Counter striker
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Counter striker
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Devonte Michaels!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Matti Lykke!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Shigeki Fujiwara and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lykke missing with a left hand there. Michaels was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Lykke tries to clinch but Michaels moves out of range.
Lykke looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Lykke wants to clinch.
Lykke moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Lykke digs a good body shot into Michaels's ribs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lykke takes a swing at Michaels's ribcage but misses.
Lykke fails in his attempt to clinch.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Lykke scores with a jab to the head.
Lykke works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Lykke shoots for a double leg takedown but Michaels sprawls well. He's pushed Lykke's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Lykke fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Michaels looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Michaels has a takedown stuffed.
Devonte Michaels seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lykke looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Michaels!
Michaels working to try and regain half guard.
Michaels is squirming around, avoiding Lykke's attempts to control the action.
Lykke looking to secure an arm triangle but Michaels defends it well.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Michaels is trying desperately to improve position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Michaels tries to hold on but Lykke pushes him away.
Michaels is trying to escape the mount but Lykke keeps good control and instead manages to take Michaels's back.
Lykke is looking to control Michaels but Michaels is wriggling around and keeping busy.
Lykke is trying to stick to Michaels's back but Michaels is turning into Lykke. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Lykke's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Michaels.
Lykke not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Michaels throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Lykke works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Michaels trying to control the position from guard on top but Lykke is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Michaels passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Lykke is trying to improve his position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lykke is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Michaels off and has taken his back!
Michaels trying to control the hands but Lykke breaks the grip.
Lykke controlling well, preventing Michaels from escaping the position.
Lykke looking for the choke from the back.
Michaels might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Michaels defends a prolonged rear naked choke attempt and turns nicely into his opponent's guard.
Lykke is trying to keep Michaels in close.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Michaels scoring with some ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Matti Lykke dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Michaels changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Lykke tries to avoid it but Michaels manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Lykke to the ground. Lykke escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Michaels misses with a takedown attempt
and Lykke cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Michaels shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Lykke as he jumps to the side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Devonte Michaels. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Michaels fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Michaels stuffs the takedown attempt from Lykke. Lykke gets slowly back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Michaels fails with the takedown.
Lykke scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Michaels gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Lykke counters with a left to the body.
Michaels throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Lykke was covering up waiting for the punch and Michaels finishes the takedown easily into guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Michaels stopping the sweep attempt from Lykke.
Michaels got a little sloppy there for a moment and Lykke has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Michaels has managed to get both his arms back between Lykke's legs - danger averted.
Lykke wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Lykke trying to keep a closed guard but Michaels is proving a slippery customer.
Lykke working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Michaels.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lykke keeping full guard, as Michaels tries to pass.
Michaels missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Michaels trying to control but Lykke is working from the bottom.
Michaels postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Lykke not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Michaels trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Michaels with a nice head shot there.
Lykke is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Michaels works over Lykke with some ground and pound from guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Lykke is on top in guard.
Lykke wants to control from the top but Michaels keeps moving.
Lykke trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Michaels wants to sweep but no luck.
Lykke wants to pass the guard but Michaels is keeping the position.
Lykke is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Michaels managing to control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Devonte Michaels will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Michaels misses with a takedown
and Lykke counters with a left to the body.
Lykke throws a one two combo.
Good standup being displayed there by Lykke as he connects with a hook.
Michaels fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Lykke sprawls well initially but Michaels persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Lykke wants to control but Michaels is keeping busy.
Michaels lands with a punch from half 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.
Lykke trying to control here.
Lykke is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Michaels's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Michaels's back!
Michaels tries to roll but Lykke sticks to his back.
Lykke is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Michaels knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Michaels for a finish.
Lykke tightening his grip on Michaels, looking for the choke.
Michaels knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Lykke on the ground.
Michaels rolls, trying to escape but Lykke keeps control of the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Michaels trying to control the action but Lykke just sinks the hooks in.
Lykke is remaining active here, looking for the choke. The more discerning members of the crowd will appreciate his efforts.
You can see the frustration on Michaels's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
Lykke is persistently looking for the submission but Michaels is defending it well.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lykke looking for the choke but no joy.
Lykke takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Michaels trying to control the action but Lykke just sinks the hooks in.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Michaels rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Michaels is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Michaels keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Michaels is in trouble now - Lykke has advanced to mount!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Michaels is squirming around, avoiding Lykke's attempts to control the action.
Michaels is trying to escape the mount but Lykke keeps good control and instead manages to take Michaels's back.
Lykke is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Michaels knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Michaels for a finish.
Michaels looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Michaels tries to escape but Lykke has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
And that's the end of the fight!
Matti Lykke comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Lykke 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 Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight for Matti Lykke!
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight for Matti Lykke!
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight for Matti Lykke!
Matti Lykke wins by unanimous decision!
An out of breath Matti Lykke thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Main event
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Arron Alvarez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nick Abulak (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Arron Alvarez could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Nick Abulak's 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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Arron Alvarez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Nick Abulak!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Hirohito Nitta and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Alvarez throws a right and a left that Abulak avoids nicely.
Abulak looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Alvarez looking to control.
Abulak is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Abulak won't allow Alvarez to get back to his feet.
Abulak is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Abulak stops Alvarez from standing up.
Abulak slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Abulak drops back for a leg here. A bit of a high risk move... He's looking for a kneebar by the looks of things. Now both of them are looking for submissions. Abulak seems to have locked his on tight now - Alvarez screams in pain and taps out furiously! It certainly was a high risk move but it's paid off for Abulak, as he picks up the win!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kneebar). Nick Abulak!
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