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QFC Tournament 548 Round 1 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Akira Hendrix (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lukas Dragan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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BJJ White Belt
Basic striking
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Akira Hendrix!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Lukas Dragan!
The judges for this bout are Ryoma Takatsuka, Colin Fray and Roger Salmon.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dragan tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Dragan wants to clinch up but Hendrix keeps it at a distance.
Dragan takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Dragan shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Hendrix but Hendrix pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Dragan with a poor takedown
and Hendrix cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Dragan takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Hendrix stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Dragan wants to clinch up but Hendrix keeps it at a distance.
Dragan tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Hendrix counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Hendrix jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Dragan is looking to clinch.
Dragan tries to clinch but Hendrix moves out of range.
Dragan takes a swing at Hendrix's ribcage but misses.
Dragan wants to clinch
and Hendrix counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hendrix keeps the fight on the outside.
Dragan plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Dragan tries to clinch there but Hendrix circles away.
Dragan walks into a jab.
Lukas Dragan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dragan tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Hendrix tests Dragan's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Dragan is rocked!
Today's fight clock is brought to you by... OOOH that's a huge shot by Hendrix! Dragan is in big trouble here - the ref steps in to save him and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Akira Hendrix!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Tim Beckerman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andre Jesus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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Good wrestling
Basic striking
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Tim Beckerman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Andre Jesus!
The judges for this bout are Ryoma Takatsuka, Josh West and Roger Salmon.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Beckerman throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Jesus counters with a takedown into side control.
Jesus wants to control but Beckerman is keeping him busy.
Jesus has an Americana. Beckerman didn't react quickly enough there and he's in big trouble now! He tries to squirm out but is forced to tap! Jesus is delighted and gyrates in front of the ring girls. They seem to like the attention - it'll be interesting to see if Jesus hooks up with any of them at the after show party.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Andre Jesus!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Takeo Nagasaki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Asd Qwe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Basic striking
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Takeo Nagasaki!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Asd Qwe!
The judges for this bout are Roger Salmon, Chris Saunders and Paul Gruel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Qwe scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Nagasaki wants to get back to full guard.
Qwe in half guard on the top. He's looking for a kimura... He's got it locked and he's managed to free his trapped foot. Nagasaki tries to escape but it's on too tight and he has to tap! Great BJJ skills there from Qwe!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Asd Qwe!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Super Bulk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Richie Ronson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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Good takedowns
Basic striking
Good chin |
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BJJ White Belt
Counter fighter
Heavy handed |
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Super Bulk!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Richie Ronson!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fray, Jeff Smith and Paul Gruel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ronson displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Bulk.
Ronson swings for the body but Bulk moves out of range.
Bulk on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Bulk shoots for a takedown but Ronson saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Bulk takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Ronson scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Ronson punishes Bulk's body with a nice straight punch.
Ronson lands with a cross.
Nice cross by Ronson.
Bulk shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Ronson sprawls well. Ronson wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Bulk gets slowly back to his feet.
Ronson appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Super Bulk. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ronson lands a nice hook to Bulk's body. Bulk takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ronson is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Ronson thuds his right hand into Bulk's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Bulk is rocked!
Super Bulk seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ronson thuds a left hand into Bulk's body.
Oh Bulk is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Bulk misses with a takedown attempt
and Ronson counters with a huge left! Bulk is in big trouble! He's backing up but Ronson isn't giving him chance to recover. Under a barage of punches the ref has to step in to save Bulk from any more damage. A dominating finish by Ronson!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:08 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Richie Ronson!
A very excited looking Richie Ronson rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between John Jacob Jingleheimer Schmitt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Because I Can (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
KO power |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
Granite chin |
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, John Jacob Jingleheimer Schmitt!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Because I Can!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fray, Ryoma Takatsuka and Josh West.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jingleheimer Schmitt is trying hard to land a takedown here. I Can sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
I Can throws out a counter right but Jingleheimer Schmitt avoids it with no problem.
I Can changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Jingleheimer Schmitt looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
I Can working the body and head with strikes.
I Can should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
I Can wants to control but Jingleheimer Schmitt is keeping him busy.
Jingleheimer Schmitt is working to avoid the ground and pound but I Can connects with a decent elbow.
I Can works to advance to full mount. Jingleheimer Schmitt defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
I Can has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Jingleheimer Schmitt tries to reverse the position but I Can maintains control.
Jingleheimer Schmitt wants to control but I Can is having none of it.
I Can can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Jingleheimer Schmitt is looking to escape.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
I Can working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Jingleheimer Schmitt is looking to get to half guard.
Jingleheimer Schmitt wants to control but I Can is having none of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
I Can content just to control the position here.
I Can has hold of an arm here, looking to extend it. He's committed to the armbar attempt here! Will he get it?! Yes! Jingleheimer Schmitt is forced to tap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Because I Can!
Because I Can thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Main event
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Qwe Asd (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hifives Ghost (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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Good takedowns
Basic striking
Granite chin |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Qwe Asd!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Hifives Ghost!
The judges for this bout are Roger Salmon, Paul Gruel and Chris Saunders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Asd has his takedown stuffed
and Ghost counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Asd takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Ghost digs a good body shot into Asd's ribs.
Ghost moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Asd with a poor takedown
and Ghost counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Asd decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Ghost blocking the ground and pound attempt from Asd.
Asd thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ghost wants to control but Asd is keeping busy.
Asd throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Asd not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Asd sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Ghost defending well though.
Ghost wants to control but Asd is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Ghost is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Ghost controlling the position for now.
Asd thows a huge punch but Ghost dodges it nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Asd throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Asd is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Ghost avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Asd.
Ghost tries to roll over but Asd keeps him under control.
Ghost is trying to maintain the position but Asd is very close to passing his half guard.
Asd looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Asd is working for a submission of some sort.
Asd missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Ghost keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Asd thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Ghost's head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Asd is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Ghost sees it coming and defends easily.
Asd is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Ghost defends it well.
Ghost blocking the ground and pound attempt from Asd.
Asd thows a huge punch but Ghost dodges it nicely.
Asd thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Ghost is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Asd takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Asd is working for a submission of some sort.
Ghost is defending against the submission attempts here by Asd.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ghost tries to roll over but Asd keeps him under control.
Ghost wants to control but Asd is keeping busy.
Ghost really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Asd. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Ghost wants to improve his position but Asd is controlling well.
Ghost wants to control but Asd is keeping busy.
Asd prevents Ghost from improving his position.
Asd throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Asd sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Ghost defending well though.
Asd thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
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.
Asd thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Ghost's head.
Ghost tries to get to full guard but Asd has control of the leg.
Asd not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Ghost is trying to get back to full guard.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Ghost looks winded!
Asd sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Ghost defending well though.
Asd thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Asd not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Asd thows a huge punch but Ghost dodges it nicely.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Asd trying to mount his opponent but Ghost defends it.
Asd throwing shots but Ghost is blocking nicely.
Asd throwing shots but Ghost is blocking nicely.
Asd missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Qwe Asd dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Asd goes for a double leg but Ghost avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Ghost continues to drive forward.
Asd takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Ghost defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Asd.
Ghost scores with a nice head shot.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Asd crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Ghost - the referee stops the clock and Asd gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Ghost. Asd manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Asd is trying hard to land a takedown here. Ghost sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Qwe Asd. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Asd has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Ghost finds it's way round the side to connect with Asd's head.
Asd takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Ghost lands with a right hand.
Ghost fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Asd looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Asd fails to land the takedown.
Asd on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Asd fails with the takedown
and Ghost counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Ghost lands a jab to Asd's midsection.
Ghost ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Ghost has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Ghost fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ghost closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Asd did well to prevent Ghost getting side control.
Ghost is breathing heavily.
Asd is looking for a sweep. Ghost is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Asd looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Well, if Ghost is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
The fighters are battling for position here. Asd manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Qwe Asd overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Ghost avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Asd tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Ghost postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Asd working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Ghost doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Oh but Asd is tightening it up a little... Ghost has to be careful here... He's got his foot tucked under now, this looks tight! Ghost reacted too slowly and this one could be over in a matter of seconds! YES! Ghost taps out! Nice BJJ there by Asd!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Qwe Asd!
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