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QFC Tournament 207 Round 3 PBP Commentary |
Co-main event
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Kazuki Nakanoi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marvin Lambert (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go 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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kazuki Nakanoi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Marvin Lambert!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Yukihiro Shimada and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lambert changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Lambert connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Lambert showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Nakanoi.
Lambert connects with a looping right hand.
Nakanoi takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Lambert lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Nakanoi circles away quickly and effectively.
Kazuki Nakanoi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nakanoi will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Lambert moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Nakanoi is trying hard to land a takedown here. Lambert sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Lambert scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lambert lands with a shot to the body.
Lambert throws a series of strikes that have Nakanoi backpedaling.
Lambert ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Nakanoi is looking to clinch.
Lambert lands with a hook. Nakanoi tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Nice takedown defense from Lambert. No joy for Nakanoi on that attempt.
Nakanoi is looking to clinch.
Lambert lands a slapping body shot.
Nakanoi shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Lambert as he avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kazuki Nakanoi. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lambert throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Nakanoi stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Lambert stuffs the takedown attempt from Nakanoi. Nakanoi gets slowly back to his feet.
Nakanoi is breathing heavily.
Nakanoi throws a low kick, looking for Lambert's leg but Lambert calmly moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nakanoi wants to clinch but Lambert slips to the side
and Lambert holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lambert breaks the clinch.
Lambert is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Nakanoi rather than just go for the knockout.
Nakanoi drops his hands momentarily and Lambert takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Lambert connects with a body shot.
Lambert fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Lambert punishes Nakanoi's body with a nice straight punch.
Lambert ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Nakanoi takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Lambert scores with a body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lambert slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Nakanoi fails with a takedown attempt.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Nakanoi. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Lambert jabs at Nakanoi's body.
Nakanoi takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Lambert with a hook.
Lambert scores with a body shot.
Nakanoi takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Lambert digs a good hook to Nakanoi's body.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Lambert!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nakanoi with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Lambert to score with a decent uppercut.
A nice combination there by Lambert.
Nice uppercut there from Lambert.
Lambert pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Nakanoi back to the cage. Lambert follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Nakanoi is rocked!
Lambert with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Nakanoi takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Lambert scores with a shot to the body.
Nakanoi is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Lambert.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nakanoi takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Lambert scores with a decent looking hook.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marvin Lambert dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Nakanoi takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Nakanoi doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Nakanoi doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Lambert decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Nakanoi's guard.
Lambert thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Lambert stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Nakanoi closes this distance looking for a takedown but Lambert circles away.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Nakanoi shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Lambert sprawls well. Lambert wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Nakanoi gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kazuki Nakanoi. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lambert lunges at Nakanoi with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Nakanoi's hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lambert lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Nakanoi misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Lambert throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Nakanoi on the side of the head.
Lambert with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Lambert swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Lambert throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Nakanoi showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Lambert.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nakanoi fails with a takedown attempt.
Lambert scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Lambert lands a nice shot to the body.
Lambert pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Nakanoi back to the cage. Lambert follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Lambert connects with a right hand. Nakanoi shakes it off.
Lambert stalks Nakanoi and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Nakanoi's face. Nakanoi staggers backwards, shaken.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nakanoi throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Lambert's waist but Lambert gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Nakanoi off to one side.
Lambert uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lambert lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Kazuki Nakanoi is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Lambert lands with a nice body punch.
Sloppy strikes from Lambert. Those never looked like landing.
Lambert is working the combinations to good effect here.
Lambert cracks Nakanoi with a right hand to the side of the head.
Lambert displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Nakanoi wants to clinch but Lambert slips to the side
so Lambert counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Lambert slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lambert's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nakanoi throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Lambert stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Nakanoi swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Marvin Lambert.
Lambert fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Nakanoi manages to avoid it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lambert throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Nakanoi pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Lambert scores with a punch to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marvin Lambert showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Lambert lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Lambert scores with a one two! Nakanoi had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Nakanoi throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Lambert's waist but Lambert gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Nakanoi off to one side.
Lambert bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Lambert has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Nakanoi looks to land a combination but Lambert avoids it well.
Nakanoi shoots in but no luck this time.
Nakanoi tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Lambert manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Lambert cracks Nakanoi with a good jab.
Nakanoi shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Lambert but Lambert pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kazuki Nakanoi. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nakanoi takes one on the button.
Marvin Lambert is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lambert scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
A nice combination there by Lambert.
Oh Nakanoi is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Nakanoi.
Nakanoi seems to have got his legs back now.
Lambert lands with a nice combination. Nakanoi backs away looking to recover.
Nakanoi takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Nakanoi walks into a stiff left hand from Lambert.
An inside leg kick from Nakanoi misses.
A nice combination there by Lambert.
A combination from Lambert does no damage.
Marvin Lambert is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nakanoi has a takedown stuffed.
Lambert lands a right hook to the body.
Lambert fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Nakanoi throws a jab when Lambert was well out of range.
Lambert lands with a nice body punch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nakanoi fails with the takedown
and Lambert holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Lambert breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nakanoi takes one to the side of the head.
Marvin Lambert seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Good shot there by Lambert.
Nakanoi closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Nakanoi.
Lambert misses with a double jab.
Lambert bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Lambert feints a jab promting Nakanoi to slip. Lambert then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Nakanoi slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Nakanoi takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nakanoi tries to clinch
and Lambert counters by moving into the clinch.
Nakanoi fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Lambert prevents a takedown attempt there.
Lambert's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Lambert displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nakanoi throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Lambert's waist but Lambert gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Nakanoi off to one side.
Lambert closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Kazuki Nakanoi has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Lambert scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
And that's the end of the fight!
Marvin Lambert comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Lambert 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 Hirohito Nitta scores the fight for Marvin Lambert!
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight for Marvin Lambert!
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight for Marvin Lambert!
Marvin Lambert wins by unanimous decision!
Marvin Lambert thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Main event
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Nathan Nolan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Walking Eagle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Nathan Nolan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Walking Eagle!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nolan throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Nolan misses with the combination.
Eagle chopping away at his opponent's legs.
A punch combination from Nolan misses.
Eagle moves in looking to clinch but Nolan pushes him off.
Eagle tries to clinch up
enabling Nolan to counter with a crisp jab.
Nolan jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Nolan swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nolan misses with the combination.
Nolan will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Nolan misses with the combination.
Eagle tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Nolan manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Eagle lands a high kick!
Eagle looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nolan punishes Eagle's body with a nice straight punch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Nolan. Eagle does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jab from Eagle.
Eagle takes the fight into the clinch.
Nolan is trying to break the clinch but Eagle is controlling him.
Nolan is trying to break the clinch but Eagle is controlling him.
Eagle tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Eagle tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Eagle connects with a nasty looking knee right to Nolan's face.
Eagle misses with a knee strike.
Eagle lands an elbow inside.
Nolan wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Nolan is trying to break the clinch but Eagle is controlling him.
Nolan escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Nolan misses with a wild combination.
Sloppy strikes from Nolan. Those never looked like landing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Eagle misses.
Eagle fails in his attempt to clinch.
Eagle throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Eagle pushes Nolan up against the cage in a clinch.
Nolan is trying to force a seperation but Eagle has the dominant position.
Eagle manages to break the clinch.
Nolan moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Nolan looks to land a combination but Eagle avoids it well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Walking Eagle dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Nolan clobbers Eagle with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Nolan throws a right and a left that Eagle avoids nicely.
Nathan Nolan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Eagle shoots in but Nolan avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Eagle thows a body shot but no joy.
Nolan throws a right and a left that both miss.
Nolan lands with an uppercut that bounces Eagle off the cage and back into range.
Eagle tries to clinch up.
Eagle takes a body punch but keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Eagle is trying hard to land a takedown here. Nolan sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Eagle tries to clinch but Nolan moves away
and Nolan counters with a three punch combo that has Eagle backing up. Eagle nods at Nolan to acknowledge the strikes.
Nathan Nolan is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Eagle throws a head kick that misses.
Eagle tries to clinch there but Nolan circles away.
Eagle is looking to clinch.
Eagle moves into the clinch.
Eagle lands an elbow that stopped Nolan in his tracks for a moment.
Eagle lands an uppercut.
Stalling in the clinch from Nolan.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nolan working hard to break the clinch.
Nolan wants to break free but Eagle has control.
A short uppercut from Nolan.
Nolan is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Eagle lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Eagle using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Nolan has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Eagle breaks the clinch.
Eagle shoots in for a double leg but Nolan sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Nathan Nolan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Walking Eagle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Nolan.
An inside leg kick lands from Eagle.
Eagle moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Eagle tries to clinch up but Nolan circles away and keeps his distance.
Nolan throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Eagle sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Eagle takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Nolan looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Nolan throws a shot to the body.
Nathan Nolan is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Nolan. Eagle does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nolan swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Nolan lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
A looping hook to the body misses from Nolan. Eagle does a little dance to reset his feet.
Eagle is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Eagle is looking to clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nolan pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Eagle scores with a jab. Nolan acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nathan Nolan dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Eagle tries to clinch but Nolan moves away
and Nolan counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Eagle just misses with a punch to the body.
Nolan wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Nolan takes a swing at Eagle's ribcage but misses.
Nolan lands with an uppercut that bounces Eagle off the cage and back into range.
Nolan slips under a jab from Eagle.
Nolan scores with a shot to the body.
Eagle tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Nolan paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Eagle lands with a slapping head kick.
It looks like Nathan Nolan has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice shot lands for Nolan.
Nolan takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Eagle walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Nolan throws a series of punches but Eagle moves out of range.
Eagle throws a jab when Nolan was well out of range.
A jab lands there for Eagle.
A combination from Nolan does no damage.
Nolan changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nolan misses with a straight right.
Eagle fails in his attempt to clinch.
Nolan lands the left hand.
The crowd cheers as Nolan lands an impressive looking overhand right. Eagle doesn't seem phased though.
Eagle lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Eagle doesn't manage to clinch there - Nolan circles away.
Eagle tries to clinch up.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Eagle is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nolan takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Nolan ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Eagle moves away.
No joy there for Nolan, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Eagle is looking to clinch.
Eagle fails with a takedown attempt.
Nolan misses with a wild combination.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nolan scores with a one two! Eagle had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Nolan swats away the attempt to clinch by Eagle.
Eagle shoots in looking for a takedown. Nolan tries to sprawl out of it but Eagle keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Nolan manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nolan swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
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 Nathan Nolan.
I think Nolan has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Ren Mimura scores the fight for Nathan Nolan!
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight for Nathan Nolan!
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight for Nathan Nolan!
Nathan Nolan wins by unanimous decision!
Our winner, Nathan Nolan, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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