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QFC Tournament 537 Round 2 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jerome Atkins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kevin Osterman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Solid boxing
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Decent boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jerome Atkins!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Kevin Osterman!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Daniel Blasius and Aafke Stam.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Atkins works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Osterman drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
A looping hook to the body misses from Osterman. Atkins does a little dance to reset his feet.
Osterman cracks Atkins with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Osterman fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Atkins looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Osterman throws a jab when Atkins was well out of range.
Osterman misses with a wild body shot.
Osterman drops Atkins with a beautiful combination! Atkins stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Osterman is looking for the KO!
Atkins is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Atkins misses the shot to the body.
Oh Atkins is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Osterman has taken the fight to the clinch.
A right hook to the body lands for Osterman.
Osterman softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Osterman.
Osterman throws a head punch that misses.
Atkins is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
A hook to the body from Osterman.
Osterman lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Atkins or not.
Osterman scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Osterman manages to break the clinch.
Osterman lands an overhand right.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Atkins.
Osterman instigates a clinch.
Osterman leaning his opponent against the cage.
Osterman lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Osterman tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Atkins throws a head punch that misses.
Osterman blocking some punches.
Atkins misses with a hook from the clinch.
Atkins seems to have got his legs back now.
Atkins is trying to stall.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Osterman.
Osterman scores with a nice hook to the head.
Osterman pushes Atkins back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short uppercut from Osterman.
Osterman swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Atkins lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Osterman lands a right hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Atkins throws a head punch that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Osterman scores with a nice hook to the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Osterman.
Atkins tries a body shot but Osterman blocks it.
Atkins blocking some punches.
A short right from Osterman on the inside.
Osterman lands a body shot in the clinch.
A right hook to the body lands for Osterman.
Atkins takes a shot to the head.
Atkins is breathing heavily.
Osterman lands a body punch.
Osterman lands a left hand that snaps the head of Atkins backwards.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Osterman.
Osterman blocking some punches.
Osterman pushes Atkins against the cage. Osterman is working some dirty boxing. Osterman pushes off with a quick right hook! Atkins goes down! Atkins tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! Osterman moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kevin Osterman!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Erik Babaretti (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Victor Dragic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Victor Dragic is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Erik Babaretti!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Victor Dragic!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Aafke Stam and Wagner Zegers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Babaretti stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Babaretti wants it to stay on the feet.
Dragic fails with a takedown attempt.
Babaretti tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Dragic manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Babaretti drives through and clinches with Dragic against the cage.
Babaretti misses with a short punch on the inside.
Babaretti working Dragic over with knees to the body.
Dragic trying to stall but Babaretti improves his position.
Dragic is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Babaretti to keep the fight standing.
Erik Babaretti has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Victor Dragic.
Dragic avoiding damage as Babaretti throws knees to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Babaretti looking to throw knees to the head but Dragic is blocking nicely.
Dragic is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Babaretti is defending well.
Babaretti on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Dragic blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Babaretti with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Babaretti prevents Dragic from breaking the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Babaretti tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Dragic has had enough of the clinch but Babaretti keeps him there for the moment.
Babaretti tries a knee to the head but Dragic blocks it.
Dragic pulls guard successfully.
Dragic is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Dragic has a closed guard, preventing Babaretti from standing up.
Dragic seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Babaretti has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Dragic is proving hard to escape from.
Dragic is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Babaretti wants to stand but Dragic is controlling his posture from full guard.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Erik Babaretti is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Babaretti is looking to clinch.
Dragic shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Babaretti but Babaretti pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Babaretti is looking to counter with head kicks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Babaretti.
A head kick misses from Babaretti.
Dragic on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Dragic shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Babaretti gets full guard.
Dragic postures up.
Dragic trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Babaretti working a defensive guard here.
Dragic scoring with some ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dragic lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Babaretti not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Dragic content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Babaretti is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Dragic fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Babaretti sprawls well initially but Dragic persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Dragic drops an elbow to the side of Babaretti's head.
Dragic throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Dragic takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Babaretti holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Dragic lands strikes from half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Erik Babaretti will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Babaretti tries a head kick but it misses.
Dragic changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Babaretti chopping away at his opponent's legs.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Dragic.
Babaretti throws a quick counter kick to the body but Dragic avoids it.
Dragic keeps the fight on the outside.
Babaretti lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Babaretti tries to land a front kick but Dragic steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Dragic gets tackled into the cage by Babaretti. Babaretti maintains the clinch.
Babaretti is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Dragic can do to turn this around?
Dragic fails to pull the fight into his guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A knee to the head by Babaretti.
Babaretti landing knees to the head.
Dragic is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Babaretti is defending well.
Erik Babaretti has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Victor Dragic.
Babaretti scores with a knee to the head.
Babaretti landing knees to the body.
Dragic is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Babaretti unloads a knee to the mid-section. Dragic lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Babaretti landing knees to the body.
Babaretti lands a nice knee to the body.
Babaretti misses with a hook from the clinch.
Babaretti connects with a knee to the head.
Babaretti landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Babaretti landing knees to the head.
Dragic is rocked!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Babaretti.
Dragic is still on wobbly legs! Can Babaretti finish him?
Babaretti lands a knee to the head.
Dragic trying to land knees to the body.
A knee to the head by Babaretti.
Erik Babaretti has scored more points in the clinch so far.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Knees in the clinch landing for Babaretti.
Babaretti has the Thai clinch. He lands a big knee to the head that stumbles Dragic - he's in trouble! Another big knee to the head from Babaretti, and another! Dragic is out on his feet - the ref jumps in to save him and ends the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:51 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knees). Erik Babaretti!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ricardo Cabral (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Geevarghese Haider (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Geevarghese Haider will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ricardo Cabral!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Geevarghese Haider!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Albert Achterberg and Daniel Blasius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A head kick by Cabral misses
and Haider counters with a two punch combo.
Nice body kick from Haider.
Cabral stuffs the takedown attempt from Haider. Haider gets slowly back to his feet.
Cabral changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Haider looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Cabral!
Cabral is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Haider off and has taken his back!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A bit of a pause in the action here. Cabral controlling the positon.
The referee is taking a good look at Haider as he is on the wrong end of some big shots from Cabral!
Cabral is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Haider is defending well though. Cabral let's go of the attempt for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cabral has his opponent trapped and is landing shots. Not a good position for Haider.
Haider wants to get back to his feet.
Cabral gets his hooks in and is throwing strikes.
Cabral loading up with punches from the back mount - how long can Haider hold on?
Haider staying busy and making it hard for Cabral to control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Haider is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
Cabral lands with a nice looking elbow that stuns Haider.
Cabral lands punches and elbows.
Haider is having to fend off submission attempts from Cabral, who is looking to sink in the choke. Cabral doesn't have the hooks in though and Haider manages to reverse position! He's now on top, in his opponent's guard.
Cabral is controlling Haider's posture.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Cabral is on top in guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cabral working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Cabral trying to control the position from guard on top but Haider is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Cabral's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Cabral is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Cabral is in close to Haider's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Haider keeping moving, preventing Cabral from controlling successfully.
Cabral scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Cabral wants to control from the top but Haider keeps moving.
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.
Cabral won't allow Haider to get back to his feet.
Cabral is working Haider over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Cabral wants to control from the top but Haider keeps moving.
Cabral throwing strikes but missing.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Haider closes this distance looking for a takedown but Cabral circles away.
Haider looks winded!
Cabral motions for Haider to come forward. Cabral throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Despite the aggression on Haider's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Haider avoids the body shot from Cabral.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ricardo Cabral dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Cabral throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Geevarghese Haider is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Cabral tries for a takedown but Haider circles away easily
and Haider counters with a one-two to the body.
Cabral misses with a hook to the body
and Haider cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Haider shoots in for a takedown but Cabral shows good takedown defense.
Cabral pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Haider shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Cabral as he avoids it easily.
Cabral appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Haider looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Ricardo Cabral has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Geevarghese Haider.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Haider shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Cabral gets a double leg takedown into Haider's guard.
Haider is breathing heavily.
Cabral is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Cabral scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cabral connects with a couple of short punches.
Haider really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Cabral. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Cabral stands and throws Haider's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Cabral is in a dominant position here, looking for a kimura. Haider looks calm but he's in trouble here. Cabral gets his leg over his opponent's head and yanks on the arm. Haider is tapping like a morse code operator on the titanic! SOS! SOS! Cabral lets go of the hold and Haider can pop his arm back in it's socket.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:35 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Ricardo Cabral!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Saul Guilermo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Terry Kimbo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Terry Kimbo will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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Good takedowns
Brawler
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Saul Guilermo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Terry Kimbo!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Paul Aken and Albert Achterberg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Guilermo closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Kimbo tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Guilermo is working for what looks like an arm triangle here. Kimbo is trying to escape and Guilermo transitions quickly into an armbar! He's slapped it on tight and Kimbo is forced to tap! Nice work there by Guilermo! Very nice indeed!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Saul Guilermo!
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