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QFC Tournament 521 Round 3 PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jack Ryker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tanner Devlin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Devlin has chosen Encore as his entrance music. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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Great elbows
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jack Ryker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Tanner Devlin!
The judges for this bout are Ron Honeybunn, Darius Henderson and Summer Carpenter.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fight stays on the outside here - Ryker looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Devlin is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Devlin misses with a takedown attempt - Ryker sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Ryker throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Ryker lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Devlin ducks under a wild hook from Ryker.
Ryker will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Devlin is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Devlin fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Devlin blocks the elbow strike.
Ryker creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Ryker tries to throw a body punch but Devlin avoids it by throwing Ryker back against the cage.
With the fighters up against the cage, Ryker throws an elbow but misses.
Ryker creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Devlin's defenses.
Ryker misses with an elbow over the top.
Ryker goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Ryker misses with an elbow over the top.
Devlin blocks the elbow strike.
Devlin has picked Ryker up - he's going for a ride! Devlin dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Devlin seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Devlin is pressing down on Ryker's thigh, looking to free his foot. Ryker is holding on for now.
Devlin thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Devlin seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
It looks like Devlin might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ryker is trying to stand up here but Devlin is controlling him well.
Ryker tries to get to full guard but Devlin has control of the leg.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Devlin works his way into side control.
Devlin in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Devlin decides to stand up, so the ref orders Ryker to his feet.
Ryker tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Devlin paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Ryker takes a swing at Devlin's ribcage but misses.
Devlin feints the counter takedown.
Ryker swinging wildly here.
Devlin tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ryker misses with a looping right.
And Devlin tries to counter it with a takedown but Ryker pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Ryker throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jack Ryker seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Devlin swats away the attempt to clinch by Ryker.
Devlin with the counter takedown but Ryker avoids it easily.
Ryker blocks a head kick by Devlin.
Ryker seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Ryker tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Ryker throws a body punch but Devlin moves out of range.
Devlin changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Ryker closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Ryker doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Ryker is pressed up against the cage. Devlin has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Ryker down to the mat. Ryker avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Jack Ryker has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tanner Devlin.
Ryker throws an overhand right that lands on Devlin's shoulder, as Devlin tries to avoid the shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jack Ryker dominated that round.
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.
The fight stays on the outside here - Ryker looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Ryker rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Devlin moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Ryker fails with an attempt to clinch.
Ryker fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Ryker tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Devlin manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Devlin with the counter takedown but Ryker avoids it easily.
Ryker has Devlin up against the cage in a clinch.
Devlin drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Ryker gets the underhooks and prevents it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
With the fighters up against the cage, Ryker throws an elbow but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ryker lands a damaging elbow.
Ryker is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Devlin can do to turn this around?
Ryker struggles to land a body shot inside as Devlin controls his hands.
Ryker creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Ryker tries to throw a body punch but Devlin avoids it by throwing Ryker back against the cage.
Ryker misses with an elbow strike.
Devlin dodges an elbow strike from Ryker.
Devlin tries to pull guard but Ryker holds him up against the cage and eventually Devlin drops back down to his feet.
Ryker looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Devlin dodges an elbow strike from Ryker.
Devlin avoids the elbow strike from Ryker, against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ryker can't find room to land a body shot as Devlin controls the action.
Devlin dodges an elbow strike from Ryker.
Devlin is working for takedown but Ryker is calmly controlling the position for now.
Jack Ryker has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tanner Devlin.
Devlin avoids the elbow strike from Ryker, against the cage.
Ryker creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Ryker looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Devlin goes for a takedown in the clinch but Ryker prevents it.
With the fighters up against the cage, Ryker throws an elbow but misses.
Ryker misses with a hook to the ribs.
Ryker misses with an elbow over the top.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Devlin is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Ryker is defending well.
Ryker gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
With the fighters up against the cage, Ryker throws an elbow but misses.
Ryker throws an elbow that misses.
Devlin is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Ryker is defending well.
Ryker lands a shot to the body.
Ryker is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Ryker goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Ryker lands an elbow inside that Devlin shrugs off.
Devlin escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Devlin uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Ryker.
A jab from Ryker misses.
Devlin drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Ryker defends it well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Ryker misses.
Devlin steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Ryker.
Ryker tries to clinch but Devlin is having none of it.
Devlin wants to counter with a clinch but Ryker pushes him away.
Ryker wants to clinch.
Devlin avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Ryker gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Devlin drops down looking for an ankle pick but Ryker pulls his leg out and moves away.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Ryker doesn't manage to clinch there - Devlin circles away.
Devlin is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Ryker swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ryker is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jack Ryker dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Devlin avoids the body shot from Ryker.
Devlin is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
A jab from Ryker misses.
Devlin drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Ryker defends it well.
Ryker jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Devlin shoots in for a takedown but Ryker shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Ryker tries to close the distance and clinch up but Devlin swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Ryker swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Devlin moves away from the strike by Ryker.
Devlin feints the counter takedown.
Ryker throws a body punch but Devlin moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ryker pushes Devlin up against the cage in a clinch.
Ryker lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Ryker tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Devlin's elbow.
Ryker looks to throw an elbow but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Devlin takes an elbow to the temple.
Ryker lands an elbow just above Devlin 's eye.
Ryker throws an elbow but it misses.
Ryker throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Ryker lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Ryker pushes off an throws an elbow but Devlin leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Devlin has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Ryker after a bit of a struggle.
Ryker is pressed up against the cage. Devlin has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Ryker down to the mat. Ryker avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Jack Ryker has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tanner Devlin.
Ryker closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Ryker pushes off an throws an elbow but Devlin leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Devlin has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Ryker avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ryker throws an elbow but it misses.
Jack Ryker has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Ryker throws an elbow that misses.
Ryker comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Ryker tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A right hook to the body lands for Ryker.
Ryker can't find room to land a body shot as Devlin controls the action.
Ryker throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Ryker can't find room to land a body shot as Devlin controls the action.
Ryker tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Devlin's elbow.
Ryker throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ryker comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Devlin drops down looking for an ankle pick but Ryker pulls his leg out and moves away.
Devlin staying out of range there.
Ryker moves in looking to clinch but Devlin pushes him off.
Ryker throws a hook but Devlin blocks it.
And Devlin tries to counter it with a takedown but Ryker pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Ryker waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Devlin.
Ryker tries to clinch there but Devlin circles away.
Devlin with the counter takedown but Ryker avoids it easily.
Devlin swats away the attempt to clinch by Ryker.
Devlin drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Ryker defends it well.
Ryker tries to clinch up but Devlin circles away and keeps his distance.
Devlin keeps the fight on the outside.
Ryker scores with a punch to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Ryker looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Ryker pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Devlin tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Tanner Devlin has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ryker misses with an uppercut. Devlin saw that one coming.
Devlin is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Ryker fails in his attempt to clinch.
Ryker throws a body punch but Devlin moves out of range.
Devlin feints the counter takedown.
Ryker is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Devlin's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Ryker fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Devlin manages to avoid it.
Jack Ryker is winning the standup battle so far.
Ryker throws the left hand but Devlin avoids the punch easily.
Devlin changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Ryker tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Devlin was well out of range. Poor timing from Ryker.
Ryker gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Devlin with an attempt at a knee that misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jack Ryker showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Ryker, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Ron Honeybunn scores the fight for Jack Ryker!
Judge Darius Henderson scores the fight for Jack Ryker!
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight for Jack Ryker!
Jack Ryker wins by unanimous decision!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Ilia Livov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ouyang Kang (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ouyang Kang is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Ilia Livov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Ouyang Kang!
The judges for this bout are Ben Watson, Hugh Johnson and Bruno Hogan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kang blocks a head kick by Livov.
A telegraphed right hand from Kang misses the target.
Livov is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Livov clinches.
Kang jumps into guard, dragging Livov to the mat.
Livov stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Kang swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Kang bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Livov's guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Livov is trying to control the position but Kang postures up.
Livov keeping full guard, as Kang tries to pass.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Livov wants to sweep but no luck.
Livov knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Kang on the ground.
Livov looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Livov is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Kang forces his way into half guard.
Livov is looking to improve his position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kang is working for a kimura but Livov is defending it quite comfortably.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kang is trying to control. Livov wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Kang trying to advance position but Livov counters by regaining guard.
Livov keeping moving, preventing Kang from controlling successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Kang works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Livov is looking to improve his position.
Kang controlling the action here.
Livov is looking to improve his position.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
No joy there for Kang, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Kang moves away from the strike by Livov.
Kang misses with a two punch combination.
Livov tries to close the distance and clinch but Kang swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Kang misses with a body shot.
Livov tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kang swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Kang misses with a takedown attempt
and Livov counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Livov.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Kang breaks the clinch.
Livov moves in looking to clinch but Kang pushes him off.
Livov throws a head kick but Kang moves out of range.
Livov slips a straight right by Kang.
Livov appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Livov swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kang misses with a right hand
so Livov counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Livov stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Kang swivels though and keeps the full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Ouyang Kang will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Livov moves in looking to clinch but Kang pushes him off.
And Kang tries to counter it with a takedown but Livov pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Kang misses with a wild body shot.
Livov fails with an attempt to clinch.
Livov moves in looking to clinch but Kang pushes him off.
Livov wants to clinch.
Kang is looking for the big counter here.
Livov tries to land a leg kick but Kang saw it coming and moves away.
Livov uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kang.
Kang throws a right hand that misses
and Livov holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Livov slowing the pace effectively.
Livov tries to work over Kang's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kang misses with the head strike.
Livov tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kang's elbow.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Livov takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kang is trying to break the clinch but Livov is controlling him.
Livov misses with a hook to the ribs.
Livov is trying to trip Kang. He has hold of a leg but Kang is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Livov persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Livov wants to pass the guard but Kang is keeping the position.
Livov has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Livov preventing the sweep.
Livov trying to control the position from guard on top but Kang is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Livov pushing down on Kang's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Livov is thwarting Kang's attempts to control the position.
Kang is staying active underneath Livov, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kang moves into full guard.
Livov wants to pass the guard but Kang is keeping the position.
Kang keeping moving, preventing Livov from controlling successfully.
Kang is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Kang is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Livov!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kang avoids the attempt from Livov to control.
Kang looking to control but Livov is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Livov is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Livov wants to control but Kang is having none of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Livov is trying to escape the mount.
Kang connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Livov keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Kang scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Livov?
It looks like Ilia Livov has been cut.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Kang looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Livov is rocked!
Kang breaks from Livov's wrist control and lands an elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ouyang Kang showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Ilia Livov's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Livov throws a front kick aimed at Kang's knee but Kang avoids it well.
Kang shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Livov misses with a few strikes there.
Livov swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Kang counters with a shoot takedown. Livov fights it but they end up in guard.
Kang has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Kang wants to control from the top but Livov keeps moving.
Kang trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Livov manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Kang is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! Livov has his hands clasped together but Kang extends and breaks Livov's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by Kang.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:54 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Ouyang Kang!
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