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QFC Tournament 246 Round 3 PBP Commentary |
Co-main event
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jack Dantas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Luegos Firo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dantas's entrance music is http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8B0PJkS0iyk. A fine choice. 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 Blue Belt
Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jack Dantas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Luegos Firo!
The judges for this bout are , Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dantas darts in and clinches Firo up against the cage.
Dantas wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Firo has him pressed against the cage.
Firo working hard to break the clinch.
Dantas is pushing Firo up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Firo lands a knee to the head.
Firo is trying to force a seperation but Dantas has the dominant position.
Dantas pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Firo circles away from the clinch attempt.
Firo cracks Dantas with an open hand slap.
Dantas is sent reeling backwards by a solid uppercut. He barely regains his balance and Firo moves in for the kill throwing a continuous barrage of punches that force the ref to step in.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Luegos Firo!
An out of breath Luegos Firo thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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FIGHT
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Main event
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Chris Bravo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Luiz Soldati (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
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BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Chris Bravo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Luiz Soldati!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bravo bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Bravo working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Bravo decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Bravo pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Nice sprawl there from Bravo as Soldati shoots in.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bravo darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Bravo works his way into full mount!
Bravo seems to be looking to move to his opponent's back but Soldati is holding on tight.
Bravo controlling the position easily from mount.
Bravo landing strikes from the mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bravo won't let Soldati get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Bravo is standing up, even though he is in mount.
Bravo tries to bum rush Soldati with a series of wild strikes but Soldati uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A big left from Bravo misses.
Bravo closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Soldati throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Bravo wants to work for an arm triangle but Soldati is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Bravo stands up out of the half guard.
Soldati thuds his right hand into Bravo's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Soldati tries to clinch up but Bravo circles away and keeps his distance.
Bravo tries a head kick but it misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Soldati misses with a takedown attempt
and Bravo counters with a straight right hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Soldati fails with an attempt to clinch.
Soldati bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Soldati looks winded!
Bravo is trying to get back to half guard.
Bravo is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Soldati is controlling him well.
Bravo is trying to get back to half guard.
You can see the frustration on Bravo's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Soldati wants to stand but Bravo is controlling his arm.
Soldati working away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bravo tries to buck Soldati off but Soldati is having none of it.
Bravo struggling a bit here.
Bravo is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Soldati off and has taken his back!
Bravo could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
The crowd hopeful of a finish here - Bravo's supporters are on their feet, screaming for him to go for the rear naked choke.
Bravo looking to break Soldati's wrist control so he can sink in the choke. Soldati remaining controlled and patient though - he really has to keep calm otherwise Bravo will wrap this one up with the rear naked choke!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bravo working for the rear naked choke here. He's got one arm under but Soldati is defending well. A couple of punches soften him up though and Bravo has tightened the hold! This one could be all over! It is! Soldati taps out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Chris Bravo!
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FIGHT
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