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QFC Tournament 300 Round 3 PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Superior Emong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Achilles Nikolopoulos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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265 lbs
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Good takedowns
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Superior Emong!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Achilles Nikolopoulos!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Ian Loll and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nikolopoulos shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Nikolopoulos wants to pass to mount but Emong is defending the position.
Nikolopoulos has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Nikolopoulos is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Emong can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Emong is trying desperately to improve position.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Nikolopoulos fails to move to back control.
Emong regains half guard.
Emong slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Emong keeping full guard, as Nikolopoulos tries to pass.
Emong manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Emong dominating with strikes here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Emong is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Nikolopoulos is surviving well by controlling Emong's body position as best he can.
Nikolopoulos taking shots to the head.
Emong fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Emong will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Nikolopoulos is trying desperately to improve position.
Emong scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Nikolopoulos sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Emong 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.
Nikolopoulos has hold of Emong's hands but Emong slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Nikolopoulos is defending against the submission attempts here by Emong.
Emong is looking for a kimura here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Emong is working for a submission of some sort.
Nikolopoulos gets full guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Emong tries to free his leg and advance position but Nikolopoulos is retaining full guard.
Nikolopoulos wants to sweep here but Emong controlling him for the moment.
Emong sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Nikolopoulos's guard.
Nikolopoulos wants to get back to full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Emong winds up and cracks Nikolopoulos with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nikolopoulos moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Emong content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Emong wants to pass the guard but Nikolopoulos is keeping the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Nikolopoulos has his foot on Emong's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Emong works his way back into a safe position though.
Emong stands and throws Nikolopoulos's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Emong tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Emong looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Emong is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Nikolopoulos has escaped the position, nice work there.
Emong is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Nikolopoulos knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Emong is breathing heavily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nikolopoulos gets back to half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Emong is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Nikolopoulos moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Nikolopoulos is looking for a triangle but Emong pushes his legs off easily.
Nikolopoulos is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Emong stands and throws Nikolopoulos's legs to the side, diving into side control.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nikolopoulos tries to bench press Emong off him but Emong keeps the position.
Emong looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Superior Emong dominated that 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.
Emong misses with a straight right.
Emong misses with a straight right.
Nikolopoulos dives in and scores a takedown into Emong's guard.
Nikolopoulos got a little sloppy there for a moment and Emong has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Nikolopoulos has managed to get both his arms back between Emong's legs - danger averted.
Emong is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Nikolopoulos defends well.
Nikolopoulos advances to half guard.
Emong looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Nikolopoulos is pressing down on Emong's thigh, looking to free his foot. Emong is holding on for now.
Emong moves into full guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Nikolopoulos stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Emong swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Emong looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nikolopoulos wants to pass the guard but Emong is keeping the position.
Nikolopoulos avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Nikolopoulos pushes down on Emong's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Emong is in trouble now - Nikolopoulos has advanced to mount!
Nikolopoulos working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Nikolopoulos wants to take his opponent's back but he's not managed it.
Emong keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nikolopoulos looking to isolate an arm here. Emong doesn't see it coming and as Nikolopoulos extends the arm, he's forced to tap out! Nice submission by Nikolopoulos!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:23 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Achilles Nikolopoulos!
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mgr
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FIGHT
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Main event
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Abra Fo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Axl Eastwood (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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265 lbs
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250 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Abra Fo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Axl Eastwood!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Dillan Fox and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fo tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Eastwood swivels and escapes.
Eastwood tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Eastwood.
Fo misses with a body kick.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Fo.
Fo drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Eastwood keeping moving, preventing Fo from controlling successfully.
Eastwood controlling the position.
Eastwood has his feet on Fo's thighs here. He's pushed Fo off and worked for a very quick armbar from the bottom! He's flipped onto his stomach and he's cranking hard on the arm! Fo screams in pain and taps out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Axl Eastwood!
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FIGHT
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