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QFC Tournament 110 Round 2 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Yujigato Kimo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zach Watts (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Watts is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Breaking Benjaim- I waill not Bow. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Yujigato Kimo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Zach Watts!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Daniel Franklin and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kimo throws a head kick but Watts moves out of range.
Kimo has Watts up against the cage in a clinch.
Watts is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Watts is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Kimo is defending well.
Watts goes for a takedown attempt but Kimo pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Watts tries to sprawl but Kimo drives through with a takedown into half guard.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Watts is staying active underneath Kimo, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Kimo is thwarting Watts's attempts to control the position.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Kimo in particular looking to stall.
Watts has guillotine here! It looks pretty tight! Could this be all over! No, Kimo escapes and passes into side control at the same time. Nice work there by Kimo!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Watts wants to control but Kimo postures up.
Watts is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Watts gets back to half guard.
Watts is trying to get back to full guard.
Kimo knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Watts on the ground.
Kimo is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Watts defends it well.
Watts tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Kimo has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Watts keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Kimo looking to control but Watts is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Watts is in all sorts of trouble here.
Kimo lands a big shot there that rocks Watts but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Watts is trying to escape the mount.
Kimo scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Watts?
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kimo avoids the attempt from Watts to control.
Kimo is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Watts can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Watts is trying to escape the mount.
Kimo controlling from mount.
Watts is trying desperately to improve position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Watts gets back to half guard.
Kimo landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Kimo trying to pass the guard but Watts defending well.
Kimo is trying to work for a kimura but Watts is defending well.
Watts gets back to full guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kimo got a little sloppy there for a moment and Watts has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Kimo has managed to get both his arms back between Watts's legs - danger averted.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yujigato Kimo dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Kimo scores with a takedown into Watts's guard.
Watts is adopting a defensive guard.
Watts throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Watts is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Yujigato Kimo overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Kimo wanted to stand there but Watts had control of the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kimo trying to control but Watts is working from the bottom.
Watts has his foot on Kimo's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Kimo works his way back into a safe position though.
Watts is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Kimo is aware though and is defending well.
Watts is breathing heavily.
Kimo sitting in guard here, content to control.
Kimo preventing the sweep.
Watts controls Kimo momentarily but Kimo frees himself.
Watts manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kimo really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Watts stands up from the dominant position, so we're back on the feet.
Watts misses with a double jab.
Kimo throws a sloppy head kick and Watts moves out of range easily.
Kimo throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Watts fails to land the takedown.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kimo tries a head kick but it misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Watts closes this distance looking for a takedown but Kimo circles away.
Crunch! Kimo slams his shin into Watts's torso.
Kimo gets the takedown into side control.
Kimo has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Watts working to try and regain half guard.
Kimo tries to control but Watts wriggling away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Watts is looking to get to half guard.
Kimo connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Watts tries to hold on but Kimo postures up.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Watts is squirming around, avoiding Kimo's attempts to control the action.
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 Yujigato Kimo will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Kimo throws a sloppy head kick and Watts moves out of range easily.
Kimo dives in and scores a takedown into Watts's guard.
Kimo has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Watts is proving hard to escape from.
Watts throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Watts is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Watts looking for a triangle here. Kimo is fighting it but it looks tight! Watts pulls the arm across and this one won't last much longer! Nope, Kimo is tapping out - this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Zach Watts!
In his post fight interview, Zach Watts started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between George Pierre Hennard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mateusz Dowdak (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, George Pierre Hennard!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mateusz Dowdak!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Tiny Johnson and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dowdak with a poor takedown
and Hennard counters with a nice double leg into side control. Dowdak won't be happy with that.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Hennard is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Dowdak knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Hennard tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Dowdak gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hennard has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Dowdak is looking to get to half guard.
Hennard wants to control the pace but Dowdak is squirming around nicely.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Hennard controlling from the full mount.
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!
Dowdak throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dowdak is in all sorts of trouble here.
Dowdak is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Hennard is looking to work his way around to Dowdak's back. He needs to be careful though, as he's in danger of losing this dominant position.
Hennard is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Dowdak can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Hennard working for a guillotine from mount but Dowdak is in no mood to give up.
Hennard is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Dowdak has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Dowdak!
Hennard looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Dowdak has gone for a leg lock! Hennard slips out almost immediately though and dives into Dowdak's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hennard wants to pass the guard but Dowdak is keeping the position.
Dowdak is looking for a triangle but Hennard pushes his legs off easily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dowdak is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Hennard defends well.
Hennard drops back looking for a leg! Dowdak is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Dowdak manages to kick Hennard off! Hennard jumps back into Dowdak's guard.
Hennard thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Hennard might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Hennard 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.
Hennard pushes down on Dowdak's leg and manages to get into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dowdak is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Hennard pulls his head out easily.
Dowdak looks winded!
Dowdak is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Hennard pulls his head out easily.
Hennard slows the pace down in half guard.
Dowdak looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Hennard seems to be working for a kimura but Dowdak defends the submission attempt.
Hennard maintaining the dominant position here and is working for a kimura. He's locked it up! Dowdak could be in real trouble here! He's trying to wriggle out but Hennard has cracked it and Dowdak is screaming in pain - he's tapped out! Great finish by Hennard!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). George Pierre Hennard!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Christian Harris (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dion Watts (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Harris comes to the cage accompanied by We Built This City by Jefferson Starship on Grooveshark target=blank>We Built This City. Watts has chosen papa roach- scars as his entrance music. Christian Harris could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Dion Watts's chin.
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Decent wrestler
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Christian Harris!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dion Watts!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Daniel Franklin and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Harris tries to clinch but Watts is having none of it.
Harris misses with a body punch
and Watts counters with a takedown into side control.
Harris is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Harris knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Watts on the ground.
Watts is looking to take a break and control but Harris is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Harris really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Harris is trying to escape the position but Watts is controlling the position.
Watts tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Watts is trying to get an arm triangle but Harris is defending well.
Watts has hold of Harris's arm here. He's working for an Americana. It looks like he might have it! Harris tries to escape but he's just digging himself in deeper - Watts cranks the arm and Harris screams in pain! The ref makes a decision and ends the fight before the tap - no complains from Harris, who is just happy to have his arm attached to his body.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Dion Watts!
In his post fight interview, Dion Watts started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Main event
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sho Goon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ewan Turnbull (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ewan Turnbull is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sho Goon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ewan Turnbull!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Stewart Dunkirk and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Goon gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Turnbull counters with a single leg into guard. Goon didn't expect that.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Turnbull trying to stand up but can't free himself from Goon's guard.
Goon looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Turnbull passes into side control.
Goon is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Goon is working hard here to advance position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Goon is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Turnbull off and has taken his back!
Goon has the hooks sunk in and you can see the will to fight slowly draining out of Turnbull's body.
Turnbull trying to get back to his feet but Goon is in full control for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Goon is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Turnbull has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
So, who will make the next big move? In this position it could be crucial.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Turnbull preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Goon.
Goon biding his time, looking for the opening.
Goon is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Turnbull is defending well though. Goon let's go of the attempt for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Turnbull defends a prolonged rear naked choke attempt and turns nicely into his opponent's guard.
Goon is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Goon looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Turnbull passes into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sho Goon dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Turnbull.
Goon tries for a takedown but Turnbull circles away easily
and Turnbull counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Goon!
Goon is looking to improve his position but Turnbull isn't that keen on the idea.
Goon tries to hold on but Turnbull pushes him away.
Turnbull stands up from the dominant position. He obviously fancies his chances standing.
Turnbull is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Turnbull misses with a takedown attempt - Goon sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
A punch combination from Goon misses.
Turnbull shoots in looking for a takedown but Goon manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Turnbull's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Sho Goon has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ewan Turnbull.
Goon feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Ewan Turnbull has got the better of the ground game so far.
Goon sitting in guard, not really doing much.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Goon trying to control the position from guard on top but Turnbull is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Sho Goon wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Goon scores with a three punch combo!
Goon shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Turnbull is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Turnbull is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Goon pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Goon gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Turnbull regains guard.
Goon controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Turnbull keeping moving, preventing Goon from controlling successfully.
Goon wants to stand but Turnbull has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Goonis looking to pass into half guard but Turnbull pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Turnbull is in guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Goon looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Turnbull has picked Goon up and slammed him! Goon can't keep hold of the triangle and Turnbull manages to pass to side control!
Goon can't do much from the bottom here.
Goon tries to buck Turnbull off but Turnbull is having none of it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Goon wants to control but Turnbull postures up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sho Goon dominated that second round.
That's time! Goon's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Turnbull changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Goon tries to avoid it but Turnbull manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Goon to the ground. Goon escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Goon dives in and grabs Turnbull's left leg, looking for a takedown. Turnbull pushes down on Goon's head and hops out.
Goon changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Turnbull looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Goon wants to control but Turnbull is keeping him busy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Turnbull is pushing Goon's head away, looking to escape. Goon manages to hold on to the position though.
Goon in side control, working for a kimura. He's got hold of an arm and he's torquing it... Turnbull is tapping! That's the end of the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:36 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Sho Goon!
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