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QFC Tournament 195 Round 2 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jermaine Cruz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Son Of The Beach (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Son Of The Beach enters the cage!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jermaine Cruz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Son Of The Beach!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Shirou Masuda and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The Beach with a poor takedown
and Cruz counters with a left and a right... and another left... and another!! That last one turned off the lights! The Beach has no idea who he is and is as he gazes up at the spotlights. Brutal knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Jermaine Cruz!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Benjamin Breaker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mishiriro Kawaguchi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Benjamin Breaker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Mishiriro Kawaguchi!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Breaker lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Kawaguchi should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Kawaguchi takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Breaker lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Breaker scores with a jab to the jaw.
Breaker lands the left hand.
Breaker with a nice cross.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Breaker with a hook.
Breaker connects with a jab.
Breaker lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Kawaguchi is rocked!
Breaker ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Kawaguchi is still on wobbly legs! Can Breaker finish him?
Breaker smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Benjamin Breaker seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Breaker throws a low kick but Kawaguchi avoids it.
Kawaguchi seems to have recovered his senses.
Kawaguchi tries a head kick but it misses.
Kawaguchi slips a jab and a cross from Breaker.
Breaker throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Kawaguchi on the side of the head.
Breaker throws a one two combo.
Breaker lands with a right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kawaguchi wants to land a leg kick but Breaker is out of range.
Breaker lands with an overhand left.
Breaker lands a jab.
Breaker cracks a nice hook into Kawaguchi's ribs.
Breaker swinging wildly here.
Kawaguchi tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Breaker paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Kawaguchi takes one on the button.
Kawaguchi tries to score a power double leg takedown but Breaker sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Kawaguchi somewhat.
Breaker lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Breaker.
Kawaguchi shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Kawaguchi was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Breaker tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Kawaguchi wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kawaguchi is staying tight to Breaker's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Kawaguchi trying to control the action but Breaker is working from the bottom.
Kawaguchi is trying to get an arm triangle but Breaker is defending well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kawaguchi tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Kawaguchi tries to advance to mount but Breaker denies him.
Kawaguchi thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Kawaguchi has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Breaker!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kawaguchi looking to control but Breaker is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Kawaguchi might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Breaker haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Breaker tries to control Kawaguchi's body but Kawaguchi pushes him off. Breaker squirms to his side and now Kawaguchi has his back!
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Benjamin Breaker dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Breaker scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Kawaguchi doesn't seem bothered though.
Kawaguchi fails to land the takedown.
Breaker throws a good cross that connects.
Kawaguchi takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Breaker lands a glancing blow to the side of Kawaguchi's head.
Kawaguchi misses with a body shot.
Kawaguchi is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Benjamin Breaker is winning the standup battle so far.
Kawaguchi looks for a takedown but Breaker sprawls well.
Breaker lands with an uppercut that bounces Kawaguchi off the cage and back into range.
Breaker drops Kawaguchi with a beautiful combination! Kawaguchi stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Breaker is looking for the KO!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Breaker smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Breaker sends Kawaguchi crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Breaker is motioning to the referee to let Kawaguchi up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Kawaguchi tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Breaker counters with a big slam followed by a series of strikes - this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:10 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Slam). Benjamin Breaker!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Urijah Faber (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and George Krumov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Urijah Faber!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, George Krumov!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Yukihiro Shimada and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Faber has a takedown stuffed.
Faber gets the takedown into side control.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Faber working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Krumov is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Faber's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Krumov manages to get to full guard.
Faber might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Krumov keeping moving, preventing Faber from controlling successfully.
Krumov looking to hit a scissor sweep but Faber is one step ahead there.
Krumov controlling the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Krumov working a defensive guard here.
Krumov tries to strike from the bottom.
Krumov has control of Faber's left arm, preventing Faber from doing any damage.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Krumov fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Faber closes this distance looking for a takedown but Krumov circles away.
Faber throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Krumov.
Faber decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Faber throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Krumov is controlling Faber's trapped leg to prevent Faber from advancing to side control.
Faber is working for a submission of some sort.
Faber trying to control from Krumov's half guard. Krumov has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Krumov is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Krumov decides to pull guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Faber controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Faber has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Faber scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Krumov pulls Faber in close to prevent any damage.
Krumov thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Faber postures up.
Faber 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.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Krumov.
Urijah Faber has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of George Krumov.
Krumov looks winded!
A low kick from Krumov is predictable there
and Faber counters with a one-two to the body.
Urijah Faber seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Krumov looks for a takedown but Faber sprawls well.
An inside leg kick lands from Faber.
Faber takes the fight into the clinch.
Faber is trying to pull guard but Krumov turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Krumov is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Faber to keep the fight standing.
Faber's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Krumov throws a leg kick
letting Faber counter with a right hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Krumov avoids the head kick by Faber.
Faber fails to land the takedown.
Krumov misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Urijah Faber will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Faber has managed to clinch.
Faber goes for a takedown in the clinch but Krumov prevents it.
Faber is trying to break the clinch but Krumov has him pressed against the cage.
Krumov is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Faber gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
A head punch on the inside from Krumov fails to land.
Krumov stops a takedown attempt from Faber.
Faber tries to land knees in the clinch but Krumov avoids the damage to the body.
Faber wants to stall.
Krumov using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Faber has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Faber tries to pull guard but Krumov won't allow it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Urijah Faber. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Krumov gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Faber wants to control but Krumov is keeping busy.
Faber wants to get back to his feet.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Krumov is trying to control. Faber wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Krumov gets to his feet - back to striking we go!
Krumov shoots and misses
and Faber counters by clinching up.
A right hook to the body lands for Krumov.
Krumov is looking for a takedown.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Faber pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Nice sprawl there from Faber as Krumov shoots in.
Faber closes the distance and clinches up with Krumov, looking for a takedown. Faber pushes Krumov against the cage but Krumov circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Faber scores with a takedown into Krumov's guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Krumov tries to strike from the bottom.
Faber scoring with punches to the head and body.
Faber passes Krumov's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Faber is thwarting Krumov's attempts to control the position.
Faber is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Krumov defends it well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Krumov looks like he's trying to stand up.
Krumov is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Faber jumps into side control!
Krumov struggling a bit here.
Faber working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Faber trying to control the action but Krumov is working from the bottom.
Krumov struggling a bit here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Faber taking a breather here.
Faber wants to control but Krumov is keeping him busy.
Krumov wants to control but Faber postures up.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Faber is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Krumov's shoulder. That is not cool.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Urijah Faber.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Faber is defended easily by Krumov.
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 Urijah Faber will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Faber throws a looping overhand right but Krumov ducks down to avoid it.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Faber.
Krumov has managed to clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Faber's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Faber tries to pull guard but Krumov won't allow it.
Faber tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Urijah Faber. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Krumov pulls guard effortlessly.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Krumov throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Urijah Faber overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Krumov looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Faber passes into side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Krumov tries to bench press Faber off him but Faber keeps the position.
Krumov wants to control but Faber postures up.
Krumov tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Faber wants to control but Krumov is keeping him busy.
Faber prevents Krumov from escaping the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Faber tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Faber working away.
Krumov tries to get back to half guard but can't.
You can see the frustration on Krumov's face as Faber controls the position.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Krumov fails with the takedown.
Faber closes this distance looking for a takedown but Krumov circles away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Faber shoots in and bounces Krumov off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Krumov is trying to keep Faber in close.
Faber trying to control but Krumov is working from the bottom.
Faber postures up.
Krumov wants to improve his position but instead Faber has moved into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Krumov is trying to control but can't.
Faber is trying to control the action in half guard but Krumov is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Krumov missing with punches from the bottom.
Faber tries to pass the half guard into mount. Krumov knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Faber is keen to just control but Krumov is a slippery customer.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Krumov shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Faber as he avoids it easily.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Urijah Faber.
Well Faber has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Shigeki Sano scores the fight for Urijah Faber!
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight for Urijah Faber!
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight for Urijah Faber!
Urijah Faber wins by unanimous decision!
A relieved looking Urijah Faber thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Main event
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Turnament Winner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yushi Tatizu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Yushi Tatizu has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Turnament Winner!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Yushi Tatizu!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Shigeki Fujiwara and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Winner throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Winner lands with a nice combination. Tatizu backs away looking to recover.
Winner lands a jab-cross combination.
Winner connects with a nice looking jab.
Winner swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Tatizu fails to land with a series of punches.
Winner connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Tatizu's hands.
Winner lands a two punch combo.
Tatizu closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Tatizu decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Winner closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Winner throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Tatizu.
Tatizu looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Winner will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Winner is looking to sweep but instead, Tatizu has passed into half guard.
Tatizu with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tatizu scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Tatizu should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Tatizu content to control rather than advance.
Winner knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Tatizu on the ground.
Winner is trying to stand.
Tatizu is controlling the pace.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Yushi Tatizu hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Tatizu misses with a double jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Winner lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Tatizu scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Tatizu moves into full mount!
Winner is breathing heavily.
Tatizu with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
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!
Tatizu controlling the position easily from mount.
Winner is trying to stand up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tatizu with the ground and pound from mount.
Tatizu content just to control the position here.
The referee warns Winner that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tatizu sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Winner tries to hold on but Tatizu postures up.
Tatizu lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Tatizu controlling the pace for now.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Winner tries to hold on but Tatizu postures up.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Yushi Tatizu 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.
Tatizu drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Yushi Tatizu has got the better of the ground game so far.
Tatizu slips nicely into half guard.
Winner pushes Tatizu off but Tatizu dives into side control.
Tatizu controlling the position.
Winner is working to avoid the ground and pound but Tatizu connects with a decent elbow.
Winner is letting Tatizu control him for a moment.
Tatizu decides to stand back up. Tatizu steps back and let's Winner get back to his feet.
Tatizu shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Winner is trying to defend but Tatizu finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
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!
Tatizu throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tatizu looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Winner scrambles, trying to get to his feet, but Tatizu manages to mount him!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Winner working to try and regain half guard.
Tatizu looking for a guillotine from mount but Winner is having none of it.
Winner tries to hold on but Tatizu pushes him away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tatizu content just to control the position here.
Tatizu lands a heavy elbow.
Tatizu with a couple of short strikes.
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!
Tatizu swings around for an armbar and he's got it! Wow, that came out of nowhere! What a finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:47 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Yushi Tatizu!
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