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QFC Tournament 210 Round 2 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Freddie Sargent (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dean Hall (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Freddie Sargent 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 bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Freddie Sargent!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Dean Hall!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Don Winkell and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hall pushes Sargent up against the cage in a clinch.
The referee is keeping an eye on Hall - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Hall lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Hall fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Stalling in the clinch from Hall.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Dean Hall.
Sargent changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Hall tries to avoid it but Sargent manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Hall to the ground. Hall escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice takedown defense from Hall. No joy for Sargent on that attempt.
Sargent keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hall.
Horrible takedown by Sargent or perhaps it was just good defense by Hall which made him look bad.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Freddie Sargent. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sargent keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hall.
Hall jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Sargent staying out of range there.
Sargent takes a swing at Hall's ribcage but misses.
Hall throws an overhand right that lands on Sargent's shoulder, as Sargent tries to avoid the shot.
Hall closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Hall lands a right hand that snaps the head of Sargent backwards.
Hall lands a right hand that snaps the head of Sargent backwards.
Hall misses with a punch on the inside.
Hall swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hall has a couple of punches blocked by Sargent.
Hall is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Hall stops a takedown attempt from Sargent.
Hall stalling against the cage.
Sargent drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Hall gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Hall taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Hall lands a shoulder strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sargent can't get the takedown.
A short right from Hall.
Hall misses with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hall.
Hall is pushing Sargent up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Hall working aggressively here.
Sargent blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hall is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hall.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hall gets through Sargent's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Hall doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Hall throws a punch but it's blocked by Sargent.
Hall swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Sargent blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hall swings wildly with an uppercut but Sargent uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hall misses with some punches.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hall scores with a nice hook to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dean Hall dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Hall moves in looking to clinch but Sargent pushes him off.
Sargent will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Sargent 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.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Sargent trying to control the position from guard on top but Hall is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hall is trying to control the position but Sargent postures up.
Hall really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Sargent. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Sargent 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.
Sargent works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Sargent looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Hall can do anything to dispel that myth.
Sargent is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Hall is just riding it out for now. Sargent eventually gives up the hold.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sargent is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Hall looks like he's trying to stand up.
Sargent trying to control the action but Hall is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sargent is trying for a kimura here. Hall looks like he's in a lot of pain... and he's tapping out! Sargent wins by kimura!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:26 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Freddie Sargent!
Freddie Sargent decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Ryan Pearson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lucky Mercado (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ryan Pearson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Lucky Mercado!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Don Winkell and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pearson shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Mercado napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Mercado on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Mercado is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Pearson misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Mercado takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Mercado is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pearson cracks Mercado with a big elbow. Oh, he's hurt! Pearson immediately mounts and start dropping bombs! Mercado is done! The referee jumps in and saves him from any more punishment - a quick and decisive finish by Pearson!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ryan Pearson!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Yunioro Nikkon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Flaldgrd Pnltzn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Flaldgrd Pnltzn was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Yunioro Nikkon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Flaldgrd Pnltzn!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Don Winkell and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pnltzn wants to clinch.
Nikkon fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Pnltzn avoids it really well and circles away.
Pnltzn wants to clinch up but Nikkon keeps it at a distance.
Pnltzn blocks a low kick nicely.
Pnltzn tries to close the distance and clinch but Nikkon swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Nikkon tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Pnltzn was well out of range. Poor timing from Nikkon.
Pnltzn is looking to clinch.
Nikkon keeps the fight on the outside.
Pnltzn doesn't manage to clinch there - Nikkon circles away.
Pnltzn wants to clinch up but Nikkon keeps it at a distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pnltzn tries to clinch but Nikkon is having none of it.
Pnltzn has Nikkon up against the cage in a clinch.
Pnltzn pressing his opponent against the cage.
Pnltzn digs a right hand into Nikkon's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Nikkon's gas tank.
Pnltzn works on Nikkon's body with a couple of short punches.
Nikkon on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Pnltzn keeps control of Nikkon as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Pnltzn lands a body punch in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pnltzn misses with a hook to the ribs.
Pnltzn is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Pnltzn connects with a nasty looking knee right to Nikkon's face.
It looks like Yunioro Nikkon has been cut.
Nice body punch from Pnltzn - that landed with a thud.
Pnltzn tries a knee to the head but Nikkon blocks it.
Pnltzn with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Pnltzn connects with a knee to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nikkon letting Pnltzn take a breather here.
Nikkon takes a knee right on the jaw!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pnltzn tries to land a knee to the head but Nikkon blocks with his arms.
Pnltzn stalling against the cage.
Pnltzn softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
The referee calls for Pnltzn to work.
Nikkon is trying to break free.
Pnltzn pressing his opponent against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pnltzn tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Pnltzn pressing his opponent against the cage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Flaldgrd Pnltzn.
Nikkon looks to land a right hand but Pnltzn moved out of range.
Pnltzn pushes Nikkon up against the cage in a clinch.
The referee is keeping an eye on Pnltzn - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Pnltzn continues to stall. The referee tells him to work or he's going to break them up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Flaldgrd Pnltzn dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Yunioro Nikkon's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Pnltzn wants to clinch up but Nikkon keeps it at a distance.
Nikkon circles away from the clinch attempt.
Nikkon keeps the fight on the outside.
Pnltzn moves out of range of the leg kick from Nikkon.
Flaldgrd Pnltzn is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Pnltzn tries to clinch but Nikkon moves out of range.
Pnltzn tries to close the distance and clinch but Nikkon swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Pnltzn fails in his attempt to clinch.
Pnltzn darts in and clinches Nikkon up against the cage.
Pnltzn is stalling here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pnltzn working Nikkon over with knees to the body.
Pnltzn is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Pnltzn working Nikkon over with knees to the body.
Pnltzn gets through Nikkon's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Pnltzn stalling.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pnltzn receives a warning from the referee for stalling.
Flaldgrd Pnltzn seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Flaldgrd Pnltzn.
Pnltzn tries to clinch there but Nikkon circles away.
A looping hook to the body misses from Nikkon. Pnltzn does a little dance to reset his feet.
Pnltzn wants to clinch.
Pnltzn tries to close the distance and clinch up but Nikkon swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Flaldgrd Pnltzn is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pnltzn tries to clinch up but Nikkon circles away and keeps his distance.
Pnltzn tries to close the distance and clinch up but Nikkon swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Pnltzn wants to clinch.
Pnltzn wants to clinch up but Nikkon keeps it at a distance.
Nikkon gets tackled into the cage by Pnltzn. Pnltzn maintains the clinch.
Come on Pnltzn - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pnltzn gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Nikkon.
Pnltzn stalling in the clinch.
A short right from Pnltzn.
Pnltzn crunches a lovely knee into Nikkon's ribcage.
Pnltzn with a knee to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Flaldgrd Pnltzn showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Yunioro Nikkon's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Nikkon looks for a takedown but Pnltzn sprawls well.
Nikkon keeps the fight on the outside.
Nikkon fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Pnltzn manages to avoid it.
Pnltzn gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Pnltzn lands a shot to the body.
Pnltzn utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Pnltzn lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Pnltzn gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Nikkon.
Pnltzn working Nikkon over with knees to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nikkon looking for a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Yunioro Nikkon. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Pnltzn displaying some good clinch control by pressing Nikkon up against the cage.
Nikkon is working for takedown but Pnltzn is calmly controlling the position for now.
Pnltzn stalling the fight.
Pnltzn tries to land a knee to the head but Nikkon blocks with his arms.
Pnltzn has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pnltzn throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Nikkon blocks it with crossed arms.
Pnltzn with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Pnltzn with a knee to the head.
Pnltzn can't find room to land a body shot as Nikkon controls the action.
Pnltzn connects with a knee to the head.
Pnltzn dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Pnltzn putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Nikkon in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Pnltzn trying to land knees to the body.
Flaldgrd Pnltzn is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Pnltzn lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short body shot lands from Pnltzn as the two fighters clinch.
Pnltzn tries to land a knee to the head but Nikkon blocks with his arms.
Pnltzn landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Nikkon is trying to force a seperation but Pnltzn has the dominant position.
Nikkon working hard to break the clinch.
Nikkon is looking to break free of the clinch but Pnltzn has double underhooks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Knees in the clinch landing for Pnltzn.
Pnltzn misses with a knee to the head.
Pnltzn unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Pnltzn is stalling here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Pnltzn misses with a knee to the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Flaldgrd Pnltzn comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Pnltzn 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight for Flaldgrd Pnltzn!
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight for Flaldgrd Pnltzn!
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight for Flaldgrd Pnltzn!
Flaldgrd Pnltzn wins by unanimous decision!
In his post fight interview, Flaldgrd Pnltzn started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Main event
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Mikko Hokkanen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jason Paw (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jason Paw will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Mikko Hokkanen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jason Paw!
The judges for this bout are , Frank Antenori and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Paw uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hokkanen.
Hokkanen fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Paw to the ground. Hokkanen is now in Paw's guard.
Hokkanen prevents Paw from getting back to his feet.
Paw wants to sweep here but Hokkanen controlling him for the moment.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hokkanen postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Hokkanen has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Paw looking for a guillotine here but Hokkanen defends easily.
Hokkanen scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Hokkanen controlling from the top position.
Hokkanen cracks Paw with a solid left hand.
Hokkanen working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Paw throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hokkanen won't allow Paw to sweep him here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hokkanen keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Paw's head.
Paw is looking for a triangle but Hokkanen pushes his legs off easily.
Hokkanen sitting in guard here, content to control.
Hokkanen works over Paw with some ground and pound from guard.
Hokkanen is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Paw is looking for a triangle here but Hokkanen uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Hokkanen in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Hokkanen 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 Paw's shoulder. That is not cool.
Check out the look on Hokkanen's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
You can see the frustration on Paw's face as Hokkanen controls the position.
A control attempt from Paw but he's now mounted!
Hokkanen scoring with strikes but Paw is staying in there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Hokkanen is landing with some decent strikes but Paw is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Paw tries to reverse the position but Hokkanen maintains control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hokkanen tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Paw is bucking up trying to escape but Hokkanen cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Hokkanen prevents Paw from getting the reversal.
Hokkanen with a couple of short strikes.
Paw is rocked!
Hokkanen lands a big elbow.
Paw is still in real trouble! Can Hokkanen finish him?
Hokkanen postures up and lands a whopping elbow - oh that's hurt Paw bigstyle! Two more strikes land for Hokkanen and the fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mikko Hokkanen!
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