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QFC Tournament 403 Round 2 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Charlie Roberts (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tau Sung (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Charlie Roberts!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tau Sung!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Roberts ducks under a wild hook from Sung.
Sung misses with a hook.
Sung avoids a punch combination nicely.
Roberts shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Sung sprawls well. Sung wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Roberts gets slowly back to his feet.
A right-left combo lands from Sung.
Roberts fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Sung to the ground. Roberts is now in Sung's guard.
Sung looking to hit a scissor sweep but Roberts is one step ahead there.
Sung is looking for a triangle but Roberts pushes his legs off easily.
Roberts working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Sung's head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sung working for a triangle but Roberts defends it easily.
Roberts gets to his feet. Sung looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Roberts tries to score a power double leg takedown but Sung sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Roberts somewhat.
Roberts throws a left and a right that both miss
letting Sung counter with a right hand.
Roberts misses with a two punch combination.
Sung defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Roberts.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Charlie Roberts. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Roberts looking to score a takedown here. Sung is defending well but Roberts drives through and ends up in Sung's guard.
Sung looking to control.
Roberts missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Sung trying to keep a closed guard but Roberts is proving a slippery customer.
Roberts is working Sung over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Roberts scoring with some ground and pound.
Sung is working an open guard so Roberts takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Roberts has a takedown stuffed.
Roberts is breathing heavily.
Roberts takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Roberts has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Tau Sung is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Sung fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Roberts looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Roberts blocks a jab.
Horrible takedown by Roberts or perhaps it was just good defense by Sung which made him look bad.
Roberts tries to score a power double leg takedown but Sung sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Roberts somewhat.
Roberts fails with the takedown.
Roberts tries to clinch up but Sung circles away and keeps his distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Roberts showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Sung.
Sung lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Roberts changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Sung tries to avoid it but Roberts manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Sung to the ground. Sung escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Sung cracks Roberts with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
A cross from Sung lands.
Roberts takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Sung throws out a loose jab but Roberts uses good head movement to avoid it.
Roberts shoots in for a double leg but Sung sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Sung misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Roberts really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Sung stalks Roberts and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Roberts's face. Roberts staggers backwards, shaken.
Roberts walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Roberts doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
The crowd cheers as Sung lands an impressive looking overhand right. Roberts doesn't seem phased though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Sung.
Roberts misses with an uppercut.
Sung throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Roberts on the side of the head.
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!
Roberts tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Sung defends well and Roberts ends up having to push Sung into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Sung is trying to break the clinch but Roberts is controlling him.
Roberts keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Sung's efforts to push away.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Sung.
Roberts tries to score a body lock takedown but Sung shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sung manages to break the clinch.
A swing and a miss from Sung.
Roberts ducks under a wild hook from Sung.
Roberts fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tau Sung 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.
Sung lands a really nice looking cross but Roberts seems unphased.
Sung rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Roberts makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Sung really felt that one!
Roberts uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Sung.
Tau Sung seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Roberts.
Roberts shoots in and drives through. Sung sprawls well.
Nice uppercut there from Sung.
Roberts rushes Sung and presses him up against the cage.
Roberts pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Sung waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Roberts.
Roberts connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Sung momentarily.
Sung stuffs the takedown attempt from Roberts. Roberts gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Charlie Roberts. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sung leaves Roberts with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Roberts keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Sung.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Roberts looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Sung lands a left and a right that send Roberts crashing to the mat, dazed. Sung thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Roberts is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
and Sung counters with a massive uppercut that badly hurts Roberts! He's just covering up as Sung starts to tee off till the referee steps in and stops the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:18 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tau Sung!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between PJ Carr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hiroshi Tanaka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, PJ Carr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Hiroshi Tanaka!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Yukihiro Shimada and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tanaka tries for a takedown but Carr sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Tanaka shoots and misses
and Carr counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Carr.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Tanaka not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Tanaka has his foot on Carr's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Carr works his way back into a safe position though.
Tanaka throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Tanaka keeping moving, preventing Carr from controlling successfully.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
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!
Carr won't allow Tanaka to sweep him here.
Tanaka is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Carr wants to control from the top but Tanaka keeps moving.
Tanaka working for a triangle but Carr defends it easily.
Tanaka looks winded!
Carr slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tanaka avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Tanaka keeping moving, preventing Carr from controlling successfully.
Carr pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Tanaka is keeping the position for now.
Carr drops back looking for a leg! Tanaka is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Tanaka manages to kick Carr off! Carr jumps back into Tanaka's guard.
Carr stands and steps away. Tanaka gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Tanaka fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
PJ Carr has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hiroshi Tanaka.
Carr throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Tanaka was covering up waiting for the punch and Carr finishes the takedown easily into guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tanaka keeping full guard, as Carr tries to pass.
Carr trying to control but Tanaka is working from the bottom.
Tanaka looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Carr trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Carr is working hard here to advance position.
Carr wants to stand but Tanaka is controlling his posture from full guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Carr trying to control but Tanaka is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carr trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Carr stands and throws Tanaka's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Carr trying to control the action but Tanaka is working from the bottom.
Carr decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Tanaka tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Carr defends well and Tanaka ends up having to push Carr into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carr tightens his grip and picks Tanaka up, before dumping him to the ground. Tanaka manages to land in guard.
Tanaka throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Carr escapes and throws Tanaka's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Carr stands up and we're back to a striking position.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Carr displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Tanaka.
Carr looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Tanaka is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Carr defends well.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Tanaka working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Carr doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Carr manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
PJ Carr dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Tanaka doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Carr counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Tanaka wants to control but Carr is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Carr trying to control from half guard but Tanaka is working away.
Tanaka manages to get to full guard.
Carr passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Tanaka is looking for a sweep.
Tanaka is breathing heavily.
Carr throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Tanaka is looking for a sweep.
Carr advances nicely into full mount.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tanaka is squirming around, avoiding Carr's attempts to control the action.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tanaka can't escape the position.
Carr wants to control the pace but Tanaka is squirming around nicely.
Tanaka flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Tanaka is squirming around, avoiding Carr's attempts to control the action.
Carr is really struggling to control Tanaka but he's trying to hold on to the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tanaka tries to lock up and control but Carr gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
PJ Carr overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Tanaka working to try and regain half guard.
Carr misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Carr looking to control but Tanaka is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Tanaka tries to reverse the position but Carr maintains control.
Carr with a couple of short strikes.
Carr trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Carr stands up from the dominant position. He obviously fancies his chances standing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carr shoots in and bounces Tanaka off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Tanaka looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Tanaka throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Carr escapes and throws Tanaka's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Carr stands up and beckons Tanaka to his feet.
Carr goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Tanaka closes the distance and clinches up with Carr, looking for a takedown. Tanaka pushes Carr against the cage but Carr circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carr scores with a takedown into Tanaka's guard.
Tanaka has his foot on Carr's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Carr works his way back into a safe position though.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Carr got a little sloppy there for a moment and Tanaka has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Carr has managed to get both his arms back between Tanaka's legs - danger averted.
Tanaka has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Carr is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Tanaka.
Carr is working Tanaka over with some ground and pound from side control.
Tanaka tries to improve position but can't.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Tanaka keeps trying to improve his position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
PJ Carr 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. This is the final round!
Tanaka gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Carr to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Tanaka keeping full guard, as Carr tries to pass.
Tanaka is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Carr defends well.
Tanaka is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Carr defends well.
Carr trying to control but Tanaka is working from the bottom.
Carr slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Tanaka takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Carr wants to control but Tanaka is keeping him busy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tanaka is trying to get back to half guard.
Carr working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Carr wants to control but Tanaka is keeping him busy.
Tanaka is looking for a sweep.
Tanaka tries to control but end up mounted... ooooh, that's bad.
Tanaka tries to lock up and control but Carr gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carr can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Tanaka is looking to escape.
Carr wants to finish this one by submission but Tanaka is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Carr.
Tanaka is squirming around, avoiding Carr's attempts to control the action.
Tanaka keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Carr landing strikes from the mount.
Tanaka tries to improve his position but instead Carr has taken his back!
Tanaka prevents Carr from getting a body triangle.
Carr has the hooks in. Tanaka is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carr trying to secure his dominant position for a moment - making sure Tanaka doesn't escape.
Tanaka tries to break free.
Carr gets his hands free as Tanaka looks to control.
Tanaka tries to break free.
Carr struggling to keep hold of the position.
Tanaka is really stuck here.
Tanaka trying to control the position but Carr manages to sink in the hooks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tanaka tries to escape but Carr has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
Carr tries to get the hooks in deep but Tanaka pushed the leg off.
Carr keeps control of the position as Tanaka tries to break free.
Tanaka staying busy and making it hard for Carr to 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!
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Tanaka is trying to break free.
Hiroshi Tanaka has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
PJ Carr is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
And that's the end of the fight!
PJ Carr showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Carr has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Shirou Masuda scores the fight for PJ Carr!
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight for PJ Carr!
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight for PJ Carr!
PJ Carr wins by unanimous decision!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Vernon Burris (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pjetur Steinsson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Vernon Burris!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Pjetur Steinsson!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Shirou Masuda and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Steinsson misses with a straight left.
Steinsson tries to land a leg kick but Burris saw it coming and moves away.
Burris throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Steinsson ducks under a wild hook from Burris.
Steinsson shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Steinsson showed some decent athleticism there.
Steinsson passes the guard and advances to mount!
Burris is trying to escape the mount.
Burris sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Burris is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Steinsson pulls his head out easily.
Steinsson throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Steinsson passes the guard and advances to mount!
Burris is squirming around, avoiding Steinsson's attempts to control the action.
Burris is looking to get to half guard.
Steinsson has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Burris's face.
Steinsson tries to control but Burris wriggling away.
Steinsson looking to control and managing it successfully.
Steinsson looking to control but Burris is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Steinsson landing strikes from the mount.
Steinsson trying to control but Burris is having none of it.
The referee warns Burris that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
BOOM! Steinsson connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Burris tries to reverse the position but Steinsson maintains control.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Steinsson throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Steinsson controlling his opponent.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Steinsson wants to control the pace but Burris is squirming around nicely.
Steinsson thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Burris keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Burris is working hard here to advance position.
Steinsson controlling from the full mount.
Steinsson wants to control the pace but Burris is squirming around nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Steinsson lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Steinsson dominating with strikes here.
Burris keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Steinsson controlling from the full mount.
Steinsson trying to control but Burris is having none of it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Steinsson connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Burris is working to get back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pjetur Steinsson dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Steinsson throws a leg kick but Burris moved away.
A swing and a miss from Steinsson.
Steinsson scores with a punch to the head.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Steinsson.
Burris is trying to get back to half guard.
Steinsson wants to control but Burris is keeping him busy.
Burris is looking to reverse the position.
Steinsson in side control, throwing shots but Burris defends.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Burris is not content to let Steinsson control the position.
Burris seems a little lost for a moment, as Steinsson dominates the positioning.
Burris manages to get back to half guard.
Burris is trying to get back to full guard.
Burris manages to get to full guard.
Burris is trying to keep Steinsson in close.
Steinsson trying to control but Burris is working from the bottom.
Burris trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Steinsson wants to control from the top but Burris keeps moving.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Pjetur Steinsson wasn't active enough on the ground.
Burris misses with a hook
and Steinsson moves into the clinch.
Burris breaks from the clinch.
Burris thows a left - swing and a miss!
Burris just misses with a punch to the body.
Steinsson decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Steinsson seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burris trying to control here but he's found himself mounted! Oh no!
Steinsson misses with a head shot.
Burris is desperately trying to improve his position but Steinsson has a good base and remains in mount.
Steinsson lands a big elbow.
Steinsson looking to control but Burris is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Steinsson tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Steinsson lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Burris slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Burris is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Steinsson lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Steinsson slows the pace down in half guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Burris manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Steinsson stopping the sweep attempt from Burris.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pjetur Steinsson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Steinsson connects with an inside leg kick.
Steinsson throws a leg kick which misses Burris's front leg but catches the back leg as Burris tries to avoid it.
Burris bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Burris working away.
Steinsson on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Steinsson is trying to get back to half guard.
Steinsson prevents Burris from moving into mount.
Steinsson sneaks back into half guard.
Burris is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Steinsson is trying to control but can't.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Steinsson slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Steinsson is trying to control the position but Burris postures up.
Steinsson bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Burris's guard.
Steinsson in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Steinsson forces his way into half guard.
Steinsson is looking for a kimura but Burris is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Steinsson to get the leverage.
Steinsson wants to lay and pray for a moment but Burris keeps working.
Pjetur Steinsson has got the better of the ground game so far.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Vernon Burris has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Burris gets back to full guard.
Steinsson is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Burris is on top in guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Steinsson working for a triangle but Burris defends it easily.
Steinsson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Burris trying to control the position from guard on top but Steinsson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Steinsson looking for a sweep. Not yet Steinsson, not yet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burris has gone for a leg lock! Steinsson slips out almost immediately though and dives into Burris's guard.
Steinsson forces his way into half guard.
Burris tries to roll over but Steinsson keeps him under control.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Steinsson in particular looking to stall.
Steinsson works his way into side control.
Steinsson taking a breather here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Burris is looking to reverse the position.
Burris manages to work his way to half guard, despite Steinsson's best efforts.
Steinsson with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Burris regains full guard. Nicely done.
Steinsson trying to control the position from guard on top but Burris is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Steinsson slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
And that's the end of the fight!
Pjetur Steinsson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Steinsson 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 Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight for Pjetur Steinsson!
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight for Pjetur Steinsson!
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight for Pjetur Steinsson!
Pjetur Steinsson wins by unanimous decision!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Johnny Wallace (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shakim Abdulkerimov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be fireworks!
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Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Johnny Wallace!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Shakim Abdulkerimov!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wallace circles away from the clinch attempt.
Abdulkerimov moves to clinch but Wallace breaks away
and Wallace counters with a series of strikes. Abdulkerimov will be more careful next time no doubt.
Abdulkerimov is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Wallace throws a sloppy head kick and Abdulkerimov moves out of range easily.
Abdulkerimov wants to clinch up but Wallace keeps it at a distance.
Abdulkerimov tries to clinch there but Wallace circles away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Abdulkerimov looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Abdulkerimov drives through and clinches with Wallace against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wallace is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Abdulkerimov gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Abdulkerimov lands an elbow inside.
Nice elbow from Abdulkerimov.
Wallace jumps guard but Abdulkerimov turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Wallace takes an elbow to the forehead.
Abdulkerimov misses with an elbow strike.
Wallace tries for a takedown. No joy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Johnny Wallace. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Abdulkerimov is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Wallace wants a takedown.
Wallace avoids a wild elbow strike from Abdulkerimov.
Abdulkerimov throws an elbow that misses.
Abdulkerimov lands an elbow just above Wallace 's eye.
Wallace is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Abdulkerimov gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Abdulkerimov creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Wallace's defenses.
Abdulkerimov prevents a takedown attempt there.
Abdulkerimov lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Abdulkerimov throws an elbow that misses.
Wallace drops down looking for an ankle pick but Abdulkerimov pulls his leg out and moves away.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Wallace wants a takedown but no success here.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A nice glancing elbow lands by Abdulkerimov.
Wallace wants a takedown.
Wallace is breathing heavily.
With the fighters up against the cage, Abdulkerimov throws an elbow but misses.
Wallace has Abdulkerimov pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Abdulkerimov manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Abdulkerimov creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Wallace's defenses.
Abdulkerimov lands an elbow inside that Wallace shrugs off.
Abdulkerimov lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Wallace takes an elbow to the temple.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Abdulkerimov.
Nice elbow from Abdulkerimov.
Wallace is rocked!
Wallace blocks an elbow strike.
Abdulkerimov is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Abdulkerimov lands a damaging elbow.
Oh Wallace is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Abdulkerimov pushes off an throws an elbow but Wallace leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Wallace avoids a wild elbow strike from Abdulkerimov.
Abdulkerimov misses with an elbow over the top.
With the fighters up against the cage, Abdulkerimov throws an elbow but misses.
Abdulkerimov throws an elbow but it misses.
With the fighters up against the cage, Abdulkerimov throws an elbow but misses.
Abdulkerimov misses with an elbow strike.
Wallace dodges an elbow strike from Abdulkerimov.
Abdulkerimov throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Abdulkerimov misses with an elbow strike.
Wallace blocks an elbow strike from Abdulkerimov.
Wallace seems to have got his legs back now.
Abdulkerimov creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Wallace's defenses.
Wallace is pressed against the cage. Abdulkerimov pushes back and unleashes a big elbow that really hurts Wallace! Two more big strikes from Abdulkerimov and Wallace crumples to the mat and taps out furiously due to the strikes!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Shakim Abdulkerimov!
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