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QFC Tournament 141 Round 3 PBP Commentary |
Co-main event
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tamao Serizawa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cezar Sztyca (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cezar Sztyca 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 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 Helsinki, Tamao Serizawa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Cezar Sztyca!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Serizawa leaves Sztyca with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Sztyca decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Serizawa tries to get to full guard but Sztyca has control of the leg.
Sztyca looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Serizawa looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Sztyca trying to control from half guard but Serizawa is working away.
Sztyca throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Serizawa manages to get to full guard.
Sztyca trying to control the position from guard on top but Serizawa is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Serizawa looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Sztyca wants to control from the top but Serizawa keeps moving.
Serizawa wants to stand but Sztyca is controlling the position.
Sztyca wants to pass the guard but Serizawa is keeping the position.
Serizawa pushes a forearm under Sztyca's chin to create some space. He's escaped his hips and pivoted quickly for an armbar! Can he extend the arm? Yes, Sztyca is tapping out! Damn, that was fast!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Tamao Serizawa!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between David Lister (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and George Looney (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). David Lister could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to George Looney's chin.
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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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 Helsinki, David Lister!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, George Looney!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Roosa Järviläinen and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lister will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
George Looney seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lister tries to clinch but Looney is having none of it.
Looney 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.
Lister preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Lister 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.
Looney seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Looney lands a couple of digs.
Looney avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Looney stays in close to Lister's body and controls the position.
Lister is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Looney is aware though and is defending well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lister escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Looney gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Looney accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Lister is looking for a triangle but Looney pushes his legs off easily.
Looney is in close to Lister's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Lister is breathing heavily.
Looney pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Lister is keeping the position for now.
Looney showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Looney with a nice head shot there.
Lister has momentary wrist control but Looney slips an elbow through the middle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Looney working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Lister's head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Looney is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Looney keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Lister's head.
Looney must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Looney slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Looney working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Looney controls from within his opponent's guard.
Looney throwing strikes but missing.
Looney lands a couple of digs.
Lister is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Looney blocking the ground and pound attempt from Lister.
Lister is looking to advance position but Looney won't allow it.
Lister seems to be working for a kimura but Looney defends the submission attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lister wants to control but Looney is keeping him busy.
Looney is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Looney preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
George Looney dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Looney drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Lister is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Looney has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Lister takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Looney connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Lister some visible discomfort.
Looney takes a little break here. Lister wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Lister is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Lister wants to get back to full guard.
Looney lands with a punch from half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Looney scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Looney controlling the action here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ground and pound from Looney.
Looney not doing much here.
Lister wants to control but Looney is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Looney working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Looney takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Lister trying to control here.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Looney looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Looney controlling the pace.
Looney trying to mount his opponent but Lister defends it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Looney lands strikes from half guard.
Looney sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Ground and pound from Looney.
Looney lands strikes from half guard.
Looney is taking a breather. Lister says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Looney's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Lister is looking for a sweep. Looney is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Looney is pressing down on Lister's thigh, looking to free his foot. Lister is holding on for now.
Looney lands with a punch from half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Looney lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Looney is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Looney winds up and cracks Lister with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Looney lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Nice strikes from Looney there.
Lister is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Looney missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Looney is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
George Looney has got the better of the ground game so far.
Looney perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Looney really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Lister. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Lister is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Looney takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lister is looking for a sweep. Looney is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Lister has hold of Looney's hands but Looney slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Lister tries to roll over but Looney keeps him under control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
George Looney showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Looney shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Looney showed some decent athleticism there.
Looney content to control rather than advance.
Looney working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Lister is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Looney scores with a couple of nice shots.
Looney is nestled in close to Lister, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Looney looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Looney is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Looney drops an elbow to the side of Lister's head.
Oh Lister is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Still in half guard, Looney seems content to control.
Lister seems to have got his legs back now.
Lister tries to get to full guard but Looney has control of the leg.
Lister is trying to control but can't.
Looney is looking to advance position but Lister won't allow it.
Lister tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Looney scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Looney is pressing down on Lister's thigh, looking to free his foot. Lister is holding on for now.
Looney has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Looney working the head and body with strikes.
Looney stops Lister from getting back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Looney takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Looney not doing much here.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Looney lands strikes from half guard.
Looney lands with a punch from half guard.
Looney is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Looney tries to pass the half guard into mount. Lister knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Looney working the head and body with strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Looney takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Looney content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Looney winds up and cracks Lister with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Looney sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Looney lands with a punch from half guard.
Looney slows the pace down in half guard.
Let's hope that Looney has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Looney takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Looney controlling the action here.
Looney tries to pass to full mount but Lister defends it.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Looney with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Looney drops an elbow to the side of Lister's head.
And that's the end of the fight!
George Looney comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Looney 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 Anni Minnemäki scores the fight for George Looney!
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight for George Looney!
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight for George Looney!
George Looney wins by unanimous decision!
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FIGHT
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