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QFC Tournament 193 Round 2 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Alek Mitchell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hiroki Nakazone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hiroki Nakazone is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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190 lbs
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140 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong |
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Alek Mitchell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Hiroki Nakazone!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Richard Clark and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nakazone takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Mitchell throws an overhand right from the outside, which connects and sends Nakazone stumbling backwards into the cage! Nakazone bounces back off the cage towards Mitchell, who cracks him with a two punch combination that drops him to his knees! Mitchell lands two more shots before the referee has chance to intervene - what a finish! Mitchell celebrates with his corner as the crowd cheer loudly.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Alek Mitchell!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Arnold Springer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jeremy Vega (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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190 lbs
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190 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
KO power |
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Solid Muay Thai
Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Arnold Springer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Jeremy Vega!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Richard Clark and Phil Schofield.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Springer moves to clinch but Vega breaks away
and Vega counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Springer throws a right and a left that Vega avoids nicely.
Springer takes a jab right on the kisser.
Springer on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Springer throws a left and a right that both miss
and Vega counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Springer moves to clinch but Vega breaks away
letting Vega counter with a right hand.
Arnold Springer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Springer tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Vega paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Springer looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Vega digs a good body shot into Springer's ribs.
Vega slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
A bone on bone clash there as Vega blocks the leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Springer changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Vega tries to avoid it but Springer manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Vega to the ground. Vega escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Springer fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Springer misses with a hook. Vega ducked under it nicely.
Vega scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Vega swats away the attempt to clinch by Springer.
Springer throws a series of punches but Vega avoids them all with ease.
Springer fails with an attempt to clinch.
Springer wants to clinch up but Vega keeps it at a distance.
The fight stays on the outside here - Springer looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Springer takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Springer is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Vega lands with a nice combination. Springer backs away looking to recover.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Vega darts in and clinches Springer up against the cage.
Vega lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Springer is trying to stall.
Vega has Springer pressed against the cage, preventing Springer from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Springer with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Springer tries for a takedown but Vega manages to get underhooks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Arnold Springer. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Springer tries for a takedown. No joy.
Springer is breathing heavily.
Springer misses with the head strike.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Vega.
Springer has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Vega lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Springer misses with a hook from the clinch.
Vega prevents Springer from breaking the clinch.
Vega scores with a shot to the side of Springer's head.
Vega lands a hook that snaps the head of Springer backwards.
Springer is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Vega gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Vega lands with a light punch inside.
Vega lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Vega lands with a left to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vega scores with a shoulder strike.
Vega lands a left hand.
Vega throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Springers head.
Vega lands an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Springer fails to land.
Vega leaning his opponent against the cage.
Vega lands a body punch.
Vega digs a right hand underneath Springer's ribcage. Springer let out a lung full of air as it connected.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Vega scores with a shot to the side of Springer's head.
Springer wants to break the clinch but can't.
Vega lands with a short shot to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Springer misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Vega.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Jeremy Vega dominated that round.
That's time! Springer's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Vega uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Springer has time to react.
Arnold Springer is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Vega defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Springer.
Springer throws a head kick that misses.
Springer tries to close the distance and clinch up but Vega swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Springer wants to clinch.
Springer pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Springer tries to clinch up.
Springer throws a right hand that Vega ducks under and follows up with a left that Vega also avoids with ease.
Vega lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Springer with a lazy takedown attempt
and Vega counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Springer misses with a low kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Vega lands a nice hook to Springer's body. Springer takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Vega connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Vega swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Springer.
Springer looks to clinch
and Springer takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Vega has taken the fight to the clinch.
Vega lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Springer.
Vega pressing his opponent against the cage.
Vega works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Springer tries to break free but Vega pushes him back against the cage.
Vega lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vega lands a right hand that snaps the head of Springer backwards.
Springer wants a takedown but no success here.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Arnold Springer. That's going to take a lot out of him.
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!
Springer's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Springer is trying to break the clinch but Vega has him pressed against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Springer's face as he tries to break the clinch.
A right hand to the body from Vega.
Vega digs a right hand underneath Springer's ribcage. Springer let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Jeremy Vega seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Vega lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Springer backwards.
Springer tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Vega avoids it.
Vega is stalling here.
Vega pushes Springer back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Springer is trying to break free.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vega scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A bit of stalling here from Vega.
Vega lands with a right to the head.
A short right from Vega on the inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Vega.
Springer wants to break free but Vega has control.
Vega softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Vega throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Springers head.
Springer is trying to break free.
Springer looking for a takedown.
Vega working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Vega creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Vega.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vega is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Springer tries to pull guard but Vega holds him up against the cage and eventually Springer drops back down to his feet.
Springer misses with the head strike.
Vega lands a body punch.
Good body shot from Vega.
Vega stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Still in the clinch, Vega scores with a nice short uppercut.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A short right from Vega on the inside.
Springer misses with a short punch on the inside.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A left hand lands to the body for Vega.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Jeremy Vega showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Vega stuffs the takedown.
Springer misses with a takedown attempt - Vega sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Springer wants to clinch up but Vega keeps it at a distance.
Springer tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Vega counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Vega paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Springer swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Vega moves into the clinch.
Vega lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Come on Vega - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Vega avoiding damage as Springer throws knees to the body.
Springer misses with some punches.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Springer is looking to break free of the clinch but Vega has double underhooks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Springer tries to land a knee to the head but Vega blocks with his arms.
Springer working aggressively here.
Springer tries to work over Vega's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Vega creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Vega lands with a light punch inside.
Springer swings wildly with an uppercut but Vega uses good head movement to avoid it.
A nice left hand lands by Vega.
Vega blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Springer trying to land knees to the body.
Springer tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Vega just stands there and leans against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Arnold Springer. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Springer missing with knees to the body.
Stalling in the clinch from Vega.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Vega.
Vega avoids a wild elbow strike from Springer.
Vega lands a nice shot to the body.
Vega lands a left hand that snaps the head of Springer backwards.
Vega blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Springer.
A short left from Vega.
Vega lands an uppercut.
Vega lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Springer or not.
A nice right hand lands inside from Vega.
Vega scores with a hook to the body.
A right handed body shot lands from Vega.
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!
Vega lands a left hand that snaps the head of Springer backwards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Springer misses with some punches.
Vega avoiding damage.
Vega lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Vega effectively controlling the action here.
Vega lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Springer or not.
Vega lands a right hand.
Vega scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Springer is rocked!
Springer tries to pull guard but Vega forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Oh Springer is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Springer looking to slow down the pace here.
Springer seems to have got his legs back now.
A right hand to the body from Vega.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Vega takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vega cracks Springer with a nice body shot.
Springer has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Vega after a bit of a struggle.
Springer tries for a takedown but Vega manages to get underhooks.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Vega.
Vega creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Springer with a big uppercut! Springer tries to clinch up but Vega pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples Springer to the mat! Springer covers up and Vega unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:34 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Jeremy Vega!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Krastov Murka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Derrick Rose (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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165 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Krastov Murka!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Derrick Rose!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Donald Grub and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Murka tries a head kick but it misses.
Murka doesn't manage to clinch there - Rose circles away.
Murka closes the distance looking to clinch
and Rose counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Murka decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Rose can do anything to dispel that myth.
Rose is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Murka pulls his head out easily.
Rose tries to roll over but Murka keeps him under control.
Murka takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Rose really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Murka. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Rose is looking to improve his position.
Rose is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Murka's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Murka's back!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rose avoiding Murka 's attempts to control his hands.
Murka tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Rose with a couple of short strikes.
Murka tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Rose controlling his opponent.
Rose swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Murka is now in Rose's guard. A big mistake from Rose there, giving up the dominant position!
Rose looking for a guillotine here but Murka defends easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rose wants to stand but Murka is controlling the position.
Rose is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Rose controls Murka momentarily but Murka frees himself.
Rose keeping full guard, as Murka tries to pass.
Murka trying to control the position from guard on top but Rose is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rose looking to control.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Derrick Rose.
Murka shoots for a takedown but Rose saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Rose misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Rose stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Rose wants it to stay on the feet.
Rose closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Murka tries to sprawl but Rose drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Rose looks winded!
Murka is trying to stand back up but Rose is controlling him
Rose wants to stand up but Murka is controlling the position.
Murka is pressing down on Rose's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rose is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Murka is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Murka has escaped and now he's on top!
Murka 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.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Murka postures up and lands a big shot to Rose's brow.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rose keeping moving, preventing Murka from controlling successfully.
Murka trying to stand up but can't free himself from Rose's guard.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Derrick Rose will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Murka throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Rose's waist but Rose gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Murka off to one side.
Rose with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Murka clinches.
Murka is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Rose gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Rose manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Rose breaks the clinch.
Rose lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Rose.
Murka gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Rose to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Rose controlling from the top position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rose looking to sit in guard and control but Murka gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Rose strikes from his own guard.
Murka trying to control the position from guard on top but Rose is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Rose looking for a sweep. Not yet Rose, not yet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murka trying to control the position from guard on top but Rose is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Murka is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Rose is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Murka is fighting to break Rose's control of his arms but Rose is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Krastov Murka.
Murka gets a clinch.
Rose jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Murka walks away with a smile on his face. Rose gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Murka keeps the fight on the outside.
Rose shoots in for a takedown but Murka shows good takedown defense.
Rose is breathing heavily.
Murka shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Rose as he avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Krastov Murka. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Murka shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murka seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Murka works his way into full mount!
Murka can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Rose is looking to escape.
Rose is working to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Murka scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Rose?
Murka fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Rose is rocked!
Krastov Murka overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Murka lands a big elbow - Rose is in trouble! More strikes from the mount and Rose is forced to tap out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:50 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Krastov Murka!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Chael Hart (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bama Fight (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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190 lbs
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185 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Counter fighter
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Chael Hart!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Bama Fight!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Steven Brown and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fight avoids the body shot from Hart.
Fight misses with a straight left.
Fight wants to clinch up but Hart keeps it at a distance.
Hart has a takedown stuffed.
Fight throws a jab when Hart was well out of range.
Fight looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Hart!
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Fight wants to stand but Hart has his arm trapped.
Hart manages to work his way to half guard, despite Fight's best efforts.
Hart is controlling Fight's trapped leg to prevent Fight from advancing to side control.
Hart won't allow Fight to pass to mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fight looks to land a strike but Hart avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Fight is trying to tuck his arms in to keep them safe but Hart has managed to isolate one of them and has got a loose triangle. Fight is looking to defend but Hart has done well to lock his legs together - this could be big trouble for Fight! Hart pulls down on the head and a little smile comes across his face - he knows he's got it. Yep, Fight taps out and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Chael Hart!
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