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QFC Tournament 129 Round 2 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ricardo Melendez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Luis Palomino Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ricardo Melendez has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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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 Helsinki, Ricardo Melendez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Luis Palomino Jr!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Johanna Lukiainen and Roosa J�rvil�inen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Melendez closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
An elbow from Melendez crashes against the mat.
Palomino Jr tries to buck Melendez off but Melendez is having none of it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Palomino Jr is trying to get back to his feet.
Melendez working away.
Palomino Jr tries to improve position but can't.
Sloppy strikes there by Melendez.
Palomino Jr manages to work his way to half guard, despite Melendez's best efforts.
Palomino Jr throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Melendez seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Palomino Jr does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Melendez thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Palomino Jr's head.
Melendez looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Palomino Jr with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Melendez not landing any meaningful shots this time.
It looks like Melendez is going to stand back up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Palomino Jr is trying to get back to full guard.
Melendez seems to be working for a kimura but Palomino Jr defends the submission attempt.
Palomino Jr has his hands clasped together around Melendez's back. He's all about the action.
Melendez missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Palomino Jr wants to control but Melendez is keeping busy and won't allow it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Palomino Jr is trying to stand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Melendez wants to get back to his feet.
Palomino Jr is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Melendez controlling the action here.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Palomino Jr blocking the ground and pound attempt from Melendez.
Palomino Jr actively working from the bottom here.
Palomino Jr looks winded!
Melendez wants to stand up but Palomino Jr has a hold of him and won't allow it.
Melendez will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Palomino Jr tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Melendez has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Melendez is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Palomino Jr can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Palomino Jr wants to hold on but Melendez pushes him away.
Melendez working Palomino Jr over with strikes here.
Melendez in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Palomino Jr tries to hold on but Melendez postures up.
Melendez is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Palomino Jr can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Melendez looking to finish Palomino Jr with some ground and pound. This is bad for Palomino Jr!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
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!
Melendez connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Palomino Jr is bucking up trying to escape but Melendez cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Melendez working for a guillotine from mount but Palomino Jr is in no mood to give up.
Melendez with a couple of short strikes.
Palomino Jr is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Melendez working Palomino Jr over with strikes here.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Ricardo Melendez dominated that round.
That's time! Melendez's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Palomino Jr drives through with a takedown into guard.
Melendez pushes a forearm under Palomino Jr's chin to create some space. He's escaped his hips and pivoted quickly for an armbar! Can he extend the arm? Yes, Palomino Jr is tapping out! Damn, that was fast!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:23 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Ricardo Melendez!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nicolas Reynaud (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Riku Rupponen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rupponen comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Cannibal Corpse I Cum Blood kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Solid boxing
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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 Helsinki, Nicolas Reynaud!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Riku Rupponen!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Anni Minnem�ki and Marco Blurstr�m.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Reynaud tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rupponen was well out of range. Poor timing from Reynaud.
Rupponen gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Rupponen doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Reynaud connects with a left and a right that sees a clearly hurt Rupponen covering up! Reynaud comes in with a big uppercut and Rupponen goes doooown! He's slumped up against the cage, eyes staring blankly into space.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Nicolas Reynaud!
Nicolas Reynaud decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Michael Schwahn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paul Gerald (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Michael Schwahn has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Brawler
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BJJ White Belt
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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 Helsinki, Michael Schwahn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Paul Gerald!
The judges for this bout are Roosa J�rvil�inen, Marco Blurstr�m and Anni Minnem�ki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Schwahn closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Gerald to the mat! Gerald manages to get full guard.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Schwahn is looking to work some ground and pound but Gerald has wrist control.
Gerald wants to stand and escape but Schwahn is having none of it.
Schwahn wants to control from the top but Gerald keeps moving.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Gerald can do anything to dispel that myth.
Gerald wants to get back to his feet but Schwahn is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Schwahn's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Schwahn connects with a couple of short punches.
Schwahn stops Gerald from standing up.
Schwahn wants to control from the top but Gerald keeps moving.
Gerald really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Schwahn. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Schwahn 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.
Gerald looking to hit a scissor sweep but Schwahn is one step ahead there.
Gerald is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Schwahn dives into side control.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Schwahn in side control lands a decent elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gerald wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Schwahn grinds an elbow into Gerald's temple.
Schwahn lands a nice forearm strike.
Schwahn working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Schwahn working away.
Gerald tries to control the position but he's not in luck - Schwahn easily slips into full mount!
Schwahn punishing his opponent with strikes.
It looks like Paul Gerald has been cut.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gerald is trying to escape the mount.
Schwahn working Gerald over with strikes here.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Schwahn takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Schwahn lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Schwahn working Gerald over with strikes here.
Schwahn looking to control and managing it successfully.
The referee warns Gerald that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Gerald is rocked!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Schwahn looking to control but Gerald is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Schwahn with the ground and pound from mount.
Gerald is still in real trouble! Can Schwahn finish him?
That has opened up Paul Gerald's cut even more.
Gerald in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Gerald is desperately trying to improve his position but Schwahn has a good base and remains in mount.
Gerald seems to have recovered his senses.
Schwahn lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
The cut above Paul Gerald's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Schwahn pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Paul Gerald'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 Paul Gerald's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Michael Schwahn!
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FIGHT
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Main event
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gunnar Nelson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Antonio Figuera (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gunnar Nelson has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
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BJJ Purple Belt
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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 Helsinki, Gunnar Nelson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Antonio Figuera!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Roosa J�rvil�inen and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nelson blocks a head kick by Figuera.
Figuera tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Nelson counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Nelson.
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.
Figuera is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Figuera looking to hit a scissor sweep but Nelson is one step ahead there.
Nelson pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Figuera is keeping the position for now.
Nelson engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Nelson tries to free his leg and advance position but Figuera is retaining full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nelson stands and throws Figuera's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Figuera regains half guard.
Figuera is trying to stand back up but Nelson is controlling him
Still in half guard, Nelson seems content to control.
Nelson is working for a kimura but Figuera is defending it quite comfortably.
Figuera is refusing to be controlled, as Nelson sits in half guard.
Nelson wants to pass the guard but Figuera is defending well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Nelson stops Figuera from getting back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nelson is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Figuera!
Nelson looking to control but Figuera is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Figuera is trying desperately to improve position.
Nelson tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Nelson is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Figuera to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Figuera shrugs it off.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Figuera is working to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Figuera is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Nelson wants to take his opponent's back but Figuera doesn't allow it.
Figuera wants to control but Nelson is having none of it.
Nelson seems to be looking to move to his opponent's back but Figuera is holding on tight.
Nelson gets to his feet and calls his opponent to stand. Here come the fireworks!
Antonio Figuera seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nelson avoids a punch combination nicely.
Figuera gets the takedown into side control.
Nelson is breathing heavily.
Figuera wants to stand but Nelson has his arm trapped.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nelson is trying to buck Figuera off.
Figuera trying to control the position but Nelson is working away.
Nelson is looking for a sweep.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Figuera tries to advance to mount but Nelson instead regains half guard.
Figuera is keen to just control but Nelson is a slippery customer.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Gunnar Nelson dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Figuera is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Nelson.
Nelson is looking to score with low kicks.
Nelson walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Figuera checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Nelson takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Nelson closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Nelson jumps guard and drags Figuera to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Figuera trying to control the position from guard on top but Nelson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Nelson looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Figuera pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Nelson is keeping the position for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Figuera trying to control but Nelson is working from the bottom.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Antonio Figuera wasn't active enough on the ground.
Figuera looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Figuera throws a nice looking combination but Nelson bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Nelson looks to land a body kick but Figuera moved away.
Nelson moves into the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Figuera fails to land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nelson gets underhooks to prevent Figuera's takedown attempt.
Nelson is trying to trip Figuera. He has hold of a leg but Figuera is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Nelson persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Nelson stands and steps away. Figuera gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Figuera tries to clinch up.
Nelson shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Figuera keeping moving, preventing Nelson from controlling successfully.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Nelson trying to move into half guard but instead Figuera has managed to sweep!
Figuera wants to control from the top but Nelson keeps moving.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Figuera throws a big elbow that misses.
Gunnar Nelson overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Figuera wants to control from the top but Nelson keeps moving.
Nelson pushes Figuera off and gets back to his feet.
Figuera gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Nelson moves into the clinch.
Gunnar Nelson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Antonio Figuera.
Figuera is trying to break the clinch but Nelson has him pressed against the cage.
Figuera is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Figuera jumps guard but Nelson turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nelson is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Figuera can't fight it off and eventually Nelson manages to take the fight to the floor. Figuera looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Figuera is trying to control the position but Nelson postures up.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Nelson stands and throws Figuera's legs to the side, diving into side control.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nelson working away.
This has been an exciting period of action!
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Gunnar Nelson dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Nelson swats away the attempt to clinch by Figuera.
Nelson gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Figuera successfully pulls guard.
Nelson gets to his feet - Figuera follows without any prompting.
Figuera looks to land a combination but Nelson avoids it well.
Figuera misses with a takedown attempt
and Nelson counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Figuera trying to control from the bottom.
Figuera pushes Nelson off, looking to escape but Nelson dives into side control. He's locked up a kimura now - that was fast! He's cranking on it and Figuera is forced to tap! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Gunnar Nelson!
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