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QFC Tournament 238 Round 2 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Philander Chavez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Heath Chappell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Solid chin |
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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 Hilo, Philander Chavez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Heath Chappell!
The judges for this bout are Josh West, Chris Saunders and Jeff Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chavez darts in trying to clinch
and Chappell counters with a big head kick but Chavez shrugs it off.
Chappell moves into range and clinches up with Chavez.
Chavez struggles to land a body shot inside as Chappell controls his hands.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Chappell.
Chappell breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Chavez moves to clinch but Chappell breaks away
and Chappell counters with a body kick that stops Chavez in his tracks momentarily.
Chavez is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Nice takedown defense from Chappell. No joy for Chavez on that attempt.
Chappell lands a head kick!
Chappell gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Chavez to score an easy takedown into full guard.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Chavez throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chappell wants to stand but Chavez is controlling the position.
Chappell will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Chavez stopping the sweep attempt from Chappell.
Chavez keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Chappell's head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Chavez works over Chappell with some ground and pound from guard.
Chappell looking for a sweep. Not yet Chappell, not yet.
Chappell wants to stand up but Chavez is controlling him.
Chavez with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Chavez is in close to Chappell's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Chappell really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Chavez. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Chavez slips nicely into half guard.
Chappell on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chappell tries to roll over but Chavez keeps him under control.
Chavez missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Chavez slips a nice elbow through Chappell's hands, connecting with Chappell's forehead.
Chappell pushes Chavez off and gets back to his feet.
Chappell throws a wild body kick that Chavez sees coming a mile off.
Chappell fails with an attempt to clinch.
Chavez tries to close the distance and clinch up but Chappell swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Chappell goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Chappell looks winded!
The fight stays on the outside here - Chappell looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Chavez rushes Chappell and presses him up against the cage.
Chavez avoiding damage.
Knees to the body from Chappell.
A short body shot lands from Chavez as the two fighters clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chappell is pressed up against the cage. Chavez has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Chappell down to the mat. Chappell avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Chappell tries to close the distance and clinch up but Chavez swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Chappell goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Chappell is looking to clinch.
Philander Chavez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Chavez drives through and clinches with Chappell against the cage.
Chavez can't break the clinch.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Chappell lands a good knee to the midsection. Chavez won't want to take too many of those.
Chappell escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Chappell connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Chavez fails in his attempt to clinch.
Chappell defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Chavez.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Philander Chavez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Chavez moves in looking to clinch but Chappell pushes him off.
Chappell misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Chappell throws a sloppy head kick and Chavez moves out of range easily.
Chappell closes the distance and pushes Chavez back into the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chappell manages to break the clinch.
Chappell clinches up with Chavez and pushes him back against the cage.
Chavez misses with a hook to the ribs.
Chavez wants to break free but Chappell has control.
Chappell just leaning against Chavez, taking a breather.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Chappell trying to land knees to the body.
Chappell breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Chappell keeps the fight on the outside.
Chavez wants to clinch up but Chappell keeps it at a distance.
Chavez shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Chappell napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Chappell stops Chavez from passing to mount.
Chavez lands a nice forearm strike.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Chavez is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Chappell has escaped the position, nice work there.
Chavez has hold of Chappell's arm here. He's working for an Americana. It looks like he might have it! Chappell tries to escape but he's just digging himself in deeper - Chavez cranks the arm and Chappell screams in pain! The ref makes a decision and ends the fight before the tap - no complains from Chappell, who is just happy to have his arm attached to his body.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Philander Chavez!
Philander Chavez spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Byron Bledsoe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mickey Goldmill (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Byron Bledsoe could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Mickey Goldmill's chin.
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Good takedowns
Basic striking
Granite chin |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
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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 Hilo, Byron Bledsoe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Mickey Goldmill!
The judges for this bout are Chris Saunders, Roger Salmon and Colin Fray.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Goldmill avoids the body shot from Bledsoe.
Bledsoe shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Goldmill keeping moving, preventing Bledsoe from controlling successfully.
Bledsoe stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Goldmill swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Bledsoe advances position into side control!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Goldmill prevents Bledsoe from improving position.
Bledsoe wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Goldmill, who protects the arm well.
Bledsoe wants to lay and pray for a moment but Goldmill keeps working.
Bledsoe is trying to get an arm triangle but Goldmill is defending well.
Bledsoe really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Bledsoe goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Goldmill rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Bledsoe's guard! Nice work there by Goldmill!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Goldmill sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Bledsoe's guard.
Goldmill prevents Bledsoe from improving his position.
Goldmill 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.
Bledsoe is looking to control Goldmill's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Bledsoe avoid being mounted?
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Goldmill looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Goldmill trying to control from half guard but Bledsoe is working away.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bledsoe gets back to full guard.
Goldmill looking to pass the guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Bledsoe is on top in guard.
Goldmill looking for a guillotine here but Bledsoe defends easily.
Goldmill looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Bledsoe has picked Goldmill up and slammed him! Goldmill can't keep hold of the triangle and Bledsoe manages to pass to side control!
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!
Bledsoe looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Bledsoe tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Bledsoe has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bledsoe is looking to take a break and control but Goldmill is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Goldmill is looking for a sweep.
Bledsoe works to advance to full mount. Goldmill defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Goldmill is looking to improve his position but Bledsoe isn't that keen on the idea.
Bledsoe tries to control but Goldmill wriggling away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bledsoe with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Bledsoe looking for a guillotine from mount but Goldmill is having none of it.
Goldmill holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Bledsoe tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Bledsoe looking to control but Goldmill is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bledsoe goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Goldmill is on top in guard.
Goldmill drops back looking for a leg! Bledsoe is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Bledsoe manages to kick Goldmill off! Goldmill jumps back into Bledsoe's guard.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Byron Bledsoe dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Goldmill misses with a two punch combination.
Bledsoe closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Goldmill gets back to full guard.
Bledsoe wants to control from the top but Goldmill keeps moving.
Bledsoe wants to pass the guard but Goldmill is keeping the position.
Bledsoe trying to control the position from guard on top but Goldmill is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Goldmill throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Bledsoe content to stall in guard here.
Bledsoe trying to control the position from guard on top but Goldmill is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Bledsoe works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Bledsoe is looking to advance position but Goldmill won't allow it.
Goldmill is looking to get back to full guard here but Bledsoe has managed to pass to side control instead.
Bledsoe working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bledsoe wants to lay and pray for a moment but Goldmill keeps working.
Bledsoe goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Goldmill has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Bledsoe but great work by Goldmill.
Goldmill goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Bledsoe rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Goldmill's guard! Nice work there by Bledsoe!
Bledsoe pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Goldmill is keeping the position for now.
Bledsoe is pushing down on Goldmill's leg trying to pass to half guard. Goldmill is fighting to maintain full guard but Bledsoe has managed to sneak the leg through.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bledsoe wants to advance to full mount but Goldmill doesn't think that's going to happen and regains full guard instead.
Bledsoe pushes down on Goldmill's leg and manages to get into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Goldmill wants to improve his position but Bledsoe is controlling well.
Goldmill moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Goldmill is breathing heavily.
Bledsoe trying to control but Goldmill is working from the bottom.
Goldmill looking to control but Bledsoe passes into half guard.
Bledsoe tries to pass to full mount but Goldmill defends it.
The fighters are battling for position here. Goldmill manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Goldmill looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Bledsoe advances to half guard.
Bledsoe is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Goldmill is just riding it out for now. Bledsoe eventually gives up the hold.
Bledsoe in half guard on the top. He's looking for a kimura... He's got it locked and he's managed to free his trapped foot. Goldmill tries to escape but it's on too tight and he has to tap! Great BJJ skills there from Bledsoe!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:37 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Byron Bledsoe!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between French Chapman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jason Scott (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chapman's entrance music is Electric Worry by Clutch. A fine choice. Scott comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Send the Pain Below kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! French Chapman is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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Decent wrestler
Brawler
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BJJ Blue 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 Hilo, French Chapman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jason Scott!
The judges for this bout are Paul Gruel, Jeff Smith and Chris Saunders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chapman swinging wildly here.
Chapman drops Scott with a beautiful combination! Scott stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Chapman is looking for the KO!
Scott is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Chapman misses with a jab, cross combination.
Scott keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Chapman looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Scott tries to clinch but Chapman moves out of range.
Scott moves out of range of the body kick.
Chapman swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Chapman shoots in looking for a takedown but Scott manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Chapman's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for French Chapman. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Scott looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Chapman!
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Scott is trying to get an arm triangle but Chapman is defending well.
Scott in side control, working for a kimura. He's got hold of an arm and he's torquing it... Chapman is tapping! That's the end of the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Jason Scott!
Jason Scott decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Main event
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Tiny Fist (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Willy Hicks (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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BJJ White Belt
Basic striking
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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 Hilo, Tiny Fist!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Willy Hicks!
The judges for this bout are Paul Gruel, Jeff Smith and Josh West.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fist fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Hicks sprawls well initially but Fist persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Fist throws a strike but Hicks avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Hicks has thrown up a leg looking for a triangle. Fist doesn't defend quickly enough and Hicks has managed to lock this one up! Can Fist escape?! NO! He's tapping out! Damn, that was a quick submission - congrats to Hicks on a fantastic submission victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Willy Hicks!
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