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QFC Tournament 453 Round 4 PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Saul Bergman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sylvester Dodd (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Saul Bergman could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Sylvester Dodd's chin.
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151 lbs
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152 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Granite chin |
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Decent wrestler
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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
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Saul Bergman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Sylvester Dodd!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Tarja Halkonen and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dodd uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bergman.
Dodd clobbers Bergman with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Bergman is trying hard to land a takedown here. Dodd sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Bergman fails in his attempt to clinch.
Dodd darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Bergman shoots for a double leg takedown but Dodd sprawls well. He's pushed Bergman's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Dodd lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Bergman fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Saul Bergman. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dodd lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bergman takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Bergman pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Decent striking displayed by Dodd there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dodd works the jab nicely.
Sylvester Dodd is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Nice body punch from Dodd.
Dodd throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Bergman stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Bergman misses the shot to the body.
Dodd connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Bergman's hands.
Dodd lands a jab to Bergman's midsection.
Bergman pivots, looking for a leg kick but Dodd is out of range and Bergman settles back down.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Dodd checks a leg kick.
Bergman fails with the takedown.
Bergman darts in looking for a takedown but Dodd gets double underhooks and turns Bergman into the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dodd lands a left hand.
Dodd lands a nice shot to the body.
Dodd lands a hook that snaps the head of Bergman backwards.
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!
Dodd scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Dodd slowing the pace effectively.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Dodd creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Dodd lands with a right to the head.
A right hook to the body lands for Dodd.
Dodd lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Dodd lands a hook to the side of the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Dodd.
Dodd lands on the inside with an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Dodd.
Dodd lands a left hand.
Good body shot from Dodd.
A nice left hand lands by Dodd.
Dodd effectively controlling the action here.
Dodd stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Dodd scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Dodd working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Bergman looking for a takedown.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bergman letting Dodd take a breather here.
Dodd softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Bergman takes a shot to the head.
Bergman takes a shot to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dodd scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Dodd lands a left hand.
Still in the clinch, Dodd scores with a nice short uppercut.
Dodd works on Bergman's body with a couple of short punches.
Bergman is breathing heavily.
A right hand to the body from Dodd.
Bergman letting Dodd take a breather here.
Dodd lands with a short punch from the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sylvester Dodd dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Dodd scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Dodd lands an overhand right.
A right-left combo lands from Dodd.
Dodd lands a body shot.
Dodd dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Dodd cracks Bergman with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Bergman misses with a leg kick.
Dodd lands a slapping body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bergman takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Bergman misses with a low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dodd dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Dodd scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Dodd's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Dodd duly obliges.
Dodd uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Bergman has time to react.
Bergman throws the left hand but Dodd avoids the punch easily.
Bergman looks for a takedown but Dodd sprawls well.
Dodd jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Dodd lands with an uppercut that bounces Bergman off the cage and back into range.
A big left from Bergman misses.
Sylvester Dodd seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bergman darts in looking for a takedown but Dodd gets double underhooks and turns Bergman into the cage.
Dodd lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Bergman or not.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Dodd cracks Bergman with a nice body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A short uppercut from Dodd.
Dodd digs a right hand underneath Bergman's ribcage. Bergman let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Dodd throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Bergmans head.
Dodd lands with a short shot to the head.
Dodd has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Dodd dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Dodd lands a body punch in the clinch.
Good body shot from Dodd.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Dodd.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dodd softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Dodd pushes Bergman back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Dodd softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Dodd.
Bergman tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Saul Bergman. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dodd lands a shoulder strike.
A body shot lands from Dodd.
Dodd gets through Bergman's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Dodd scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A short uppercut from Dodd.
A short uppercut from Dodd.
Bergman is rocked!
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!
Dodd lands a nice shot to the body.
Good body shot from Dodd.
Sylvester Dodd seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dodd scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Oh Bergman is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Dodd lands with a light punch inside.
Dodd taking a breather.
Dodd creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Bergman with a big uppercut! Bergman tries to clinch up but Dodd pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples Bergman to the mat! Bergman covers up and Dodd unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:23 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Sylvester Dodd!
After winning the bout, Sylvester Dodd thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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FIGHT
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