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QFC Tournament 232 Round 2 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tooz Santana (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Leo Cello (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tooz Santana has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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135 lbs
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Good wrestling
Basic striking
KO power |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Tooz Santana!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Leo Cello!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Alexandre Firmino and Thiago Cunha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cello scores with a push kick.
Santana looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Cello wants to get back to full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cello on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Santana trying to control the pace.
Cello is controlling Santana's trapped leg to prevent Santana from advancing to side control.
Cello tries to get to full guard but Santana has control of the leg.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Santana is controlling the pace.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Santana feints and as Cello raises his hands in defense, Santana changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Cello wants to stand up but Santana is controlling him.
Santana won't allow Cello to sweep him here.
Cello being controlled here, momentarily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Santana postures up.
Cello working for a triangle but Santana defends it easily.
Cello can't keep his opponent in guard - Santana advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Santana sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Cello defending well though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Santana looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Santana takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Cello is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cello tries to roll over but Santana keeps him under control.
Santana is thwarting Cello's attempts to control the position.
Santana content to control rather than advance.
We're going to have a standup here because Tooz Santana wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Cello shoots in looking for a takedown but Santana manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Cello's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Santana really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Santana feints and as Cello raises his hands in defense, Santana changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Santana controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tooz Santana 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.
Santana closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Cello tries to bench press Santana off him but Santana keeps the position.
Cello can't do much from the bottom here.
Santana scoring with punches from side control.
Santana controlling the position.
Cello prevents Santana from improving position.
Santana just content to control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Santana in side control lands a decent elbow.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Cello is looking for a sweep.
Cello manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Santana content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Santana working over Cello with some ground and pound. Cello looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Santana in particular looking to stall.
Santana working Cello over with strikes.
Santana content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cello is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Cello is looking to control Santana's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Cello avoid being mounted?
We're going to have a standup here because Tooz Santana wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Cello throws a head kick but Santana moves out of range.
Santana gets a double leg takedown into Cello's guard.
Santana is in close to Cello's body, working some short punches and elbows.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cello looking for a sweep. Not yet Cello, not yet.
Santana won't allow Cello to get back to his feet.
Cello is breathing heavily.
Cello looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Santana has picked Cello up and slammed him! Cello can't keep hold of the triangle and Santana manages to pass to side control!
Santana tries to advance to mount but Cello denies him.
Cello wants to control but Santana postures up.
You can see the frustration on Cello's face as Santana controls the position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Santana working away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tooz Santana dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. And we move into the final round!
Santana will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Cello misses with a takedown attempt - Santana sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Santana keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Santana shoots in looking for a takedown. Cello tries to sprawl out of it but Santana keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Cello manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Cello stuffs the takedown.
Cello tries to sprawl but Santana drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Santana knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Cello on the ground.
Cello wants to improve his position but Santana is controlling well.
Santana is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Santana keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cello is not content to let Santana control the position.
Santana wants to work for an arm triangle but Cello is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Cello controlling the position well.
Santana is trying to control the action in half guard but Cello is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Santana content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
We're going to have a standup here because Tooz Santana wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Santana closes this distance looking for a takedown but Cello circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tooz Santana. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cello tries to close the distance and clinch up but Santana swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Cello tries to clinch but Santana is having none of it.
Cello tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Santana paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Cello stuffs the takedown.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Cello has taken the fight to the clinch.
Cello successfully pulls guard.
Cello is trying to keep Santana in close.
Cello is adopting a defensive guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cello manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Santana manages to get himself to full guard.
Santana on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Santana tries to get out of the position.
Cello trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Tooz Santana has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Crunch! Cello slams his shin into Santana's torso.
Santana swats away the attempt to clinch by Cello.
Santana shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Cello manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Santana looking to sit in guard and control but Cello gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Cello trying to control but Santana is working from the bottom.
Tooz Santana overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cello is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Leo Cello.
I think Santana 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 Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight for Tooz Santana!
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight for Tooz Santana!
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight for Tooz Santana!
Tooz Santana wins by unanimous decision!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alberto Fern (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mirko Basch (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mirko Basch is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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205 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Big right hand |
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Alberto Fern!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Mirko Basch!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Luis Engracia and Thiago Cunha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fern stuns Basch with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Nice body punch from Fern.
Fern fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Basch on the side of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Fern lands a nice hook to Basch's body. Basch takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Good shot there by Fern.
Fern ducks down and throws a big overhand right - it lands flush on the jaw, knocking Basch out cold! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Alberto Fern!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Roger Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kelvin Tse (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kelvin Tse will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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190 lbs
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Good wrestling
Basic striking
Cuts easily |
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Roger Gracie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Kelvin Tse!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Daniel Cesar and Edson Gomes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tse tries to close the distance and clinch but Gracie swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Gracie 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.
Gracie is stalling in the full guard.
Gracie lands a couple of elbows.
Gracie is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Gracie 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.
Gracie looking to pass the guard.
Gracie controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Gracie slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Gracie controlling from side mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Gracie lands some shots froms side control.
Tse is trying to buck Gracie off.
Tse is letting Gracie control him for a moment.
Gracie wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Tse, who protects the arm well.
Gracie controls the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tse tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Gracie taking a breather here.
Gracie scoring with punches from side control.
Gracie takes a little break here. Tse wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Gracie thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tse tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tse is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Gracie is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Tse will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Gracie has worked his way into a potential kimura here. Tse is trying to get out of the position but his squirming has just got him deeper into trouble. Gracie yanks on the arm and Tse is forced to tap due to a very painful looking submission! Nice work by Gracie.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Roger Gracie!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Malakai Evil (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mason Storm (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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250 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Malakai Evil!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Mason Storm!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Mauricio Rocha and Luis Engracia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Storm fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Evil, pushing him back against the cage.
Storm gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Evil is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Storm defends well.
Storm postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Evil might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Storm postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Evil is looking for a triangle but Storm pushes his legs off easily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Storm wants to control from the top but Evil keeps moving.
Storm is working Evil over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Storm postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Storm preventing the sweep.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Storm's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Storm postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Evil is rocked!
Storm slips nicely into half guard.
Oh Evil is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Storm lands a big elbow from half guard. That looks like it's hurt Evil quite badly. Evil pulls Storm in close trying to recover. Storm postures up and lands two really hard shots that put Evil on queer street! The ref takes a look and decides to call an end to the fight! Possibly an early stoppage but Evil doesn't seem to be complaining too much.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mason Storm!
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