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QFC Tournament 548 Round 2 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Andre Jesus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Akira Hendrix (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Andre Jesus has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count 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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Andre Jesus!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Akira Hendrix!
The judges for this bout are Jeff Smith, Roger Salmon and Josh West.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hendrix lands a slapping body shot.
Hendrix cracks a nice hook into Jesus's ribs.
Jesus fails with the takedown
and Hendrix counters with a straight right hand.
Jesus doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Hendrix connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Jesus takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jesus fails with the takedown
and Hendrix counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Andre Jesus. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hendrix scores with a decent looking hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hendrix lands a nice hook to Jesus's body. Jesus takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Hendrix digs a good body shot into Jesus's ribs.
Hendrix lands a nice shot to the body.
Hendrix swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Hendrix scores with a hook to the body. Jesus takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
A left lands for Hendrix.
Hendrix with a jab.
Hendrix with a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jesus shoots and misses
and Hendrix counters with a stiff right hand.
Jesus tries for a takedown but Hendrix circles away easily
enabling Hendrix to counter with a crisp jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hendrix throws out a loose jab but Jesus uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hendrix misses with a straight left.
Hendrix is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Jesus had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Hendrix stuns Jesus with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Jesus gets a double leg takedown into Hendrix's guard.
Hendrix tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hendrix keeping full guard, as Jesus tries to pass.
Hendrix tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Jesus drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Jesus jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Jesus won't allow Hendrix to sweep him here.
Hendrix keeping moving, preventing Jesus from controlling successfully.
Jesus gets to his feet. Hendrix looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Hendrix scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Hendrix lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Jesus at a distance.
Jesus uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hendrix.
Jesus tries to counter with a takedown but Hendrix is quick to defend against it.
Hendrix throws a lazy right hand but Jesus sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hendrix works Jesus's body with a nice hook.
Hendrix throws a hook to the side of Jesus's head but Jesus sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Jesus closes this distance looking for a takedown but Hendrix circles away.
Hendrix throws a hook but Jesus avoids it easily.
Jesus swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Hendrix misses with a straight right.
Hendrix keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Akira Hendrix dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Hendrix cracks Jesus with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Jesus has his takedown stuffed
and Hendrix counters with a stiff right hand.
Hendrix throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Hendrix has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Jesus shoots for a takedown but Hendrix saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hendrix scores with a shot to the body.
Hendrix lands with a good body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Jesus.
Jesus fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Hendrix avoids it really well and circles away.
Hendrix let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Andre Jesus. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jesus walks into a straight right hand from Hendrix.
Akira Hendrix is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Jesus shoots in for a takedown but Hendrix shows good takedown defense.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jesus doesn't succeed with the takedown
letting Hendrix counter with a right hand.
Andre Jesus is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hendrix throws a good cross that connects.
Hendrix looks to land a left hand but Jesus moved out of range nicely.
Hendrix scores with a hook to the body. Jesus takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Jesus uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hendrix.
Jesus appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Hendrix throws the left hand but Jesus avoids the punch easily.
Jesus is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Hendrix.
Jesus takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Akira Hendrix seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Jesus uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hendrix.
Jesus drops down looking for a counter takedown but Hendrix sprawls and moves away.
Hendrix throws a hook but Jesus blocks it.
Jesus fails with the takedown
and Hendrix counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Jesus thinking.
Jesus misses with a takedown attempt - Hendrix sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hendrix uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Jesus has time to react.
Jesus ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Hendrix swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Jesus changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Jesus gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Jesus takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
A left lands for Hendrix.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Akira Hendrix showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Jesus takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Hendrix lands a nice shot to the body.
Hendrix scores with a jab to the body.
Hendrix throws a jab when Jesus was well out of range.
Jesus shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Hendrix counters with a stiff right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hendrix fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Jesus has his takedown stuffed
letting Hendrix counter with a right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hendrix misses with a hook. Jesus ducked under it nicely.
Jesus shoots and misses
and Hendrix cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Andre Jesus. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jesus with a poor takedown
and Hendrix counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Hendrix looks to land a left hand but Jesus moved out of range nicely.
Jesus keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hendrix.
It looked like Jesus was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Hendrix.
Jesus fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hendrix looks to throw the jab but Jesus is out of range.
Akira Hendrix seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hendrix lands a jab to Jesus's midsection.
Jesus tries to move into range but Hendrix moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Hendrix lands with an overhand left.
Jesus takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Hendrix throws a hook to the side of Jesus's head but Jesus sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Jesus throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Hendrix's waist but Hendrix gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Jesus off to one side.
Hendrix appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Hendrix waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Jesus.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hendrix throws a hook to the side of Jesus's head but Jesus sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Hendrix lands a body shot.
The fighters circling - Hendrix throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Jesus half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Jesus shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Hendrix as he avoids it easily.
Hendrix throws a shot from downtown. Jesus moves away and avoids it.
Jesus with a lazy takedown attempt
and Hendrix counters with a right hand to the body.
Hendrix throws a looping overhand right but Jesus ducks down to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hendrix jabbing away but nothing is landing.
It appears Jesus was looking to counter with a kick there.
Jesus looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Hendrix waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Jesus.
Hendrix connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Hendrix lands with a right hand.
Hendrix digs a good body shot into Jesus's ribs.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Jesus will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
A little jabbing left from Hendrix on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Andre Jesus has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jesus throws a sloppy head kick
and Hendrix connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
And that's the end of the fight!
Akira Hendrix comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Hendrix winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Jeff Smith scores the fight for Akira Hendrix!
Judge Roger Salmon scores the fight for Akira Hendrix!
Judge Josh West scores the fight for Akira Hendrix!
Akira Hendrix wins by unanimous decision!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between David Graham (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Asd Qwe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Graham comes to the cage accompanied by Westie Cunt. David Graham has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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BJJ White Belt
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 Hilo, David Graham!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Asd Qwe!
The judges for this bout are Josh West, Paul Gruel and Chris Saunders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Qwe gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Graham counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Graham lands with a thumping leg kick.
Qwe fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Graham throws a head kick that misses.
Qwe now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Qwe looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Qwe is working for a submission of some sort.
Qwe throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Graham is defending against the submission attempts here by Qwe.
Graham wants to get back to full guard.
Graham knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Qwe on the ground.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Qwe is working for a submission here. He's got hold of the far side arm and he's looking for a kimura. He's cranking on the arm and he's got it! Graham is tapping out! Ouch, that looked like it hurt!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Asd Qwe!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Richie Ronson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ivor Drago (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Richie Ronson could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Ivor Drago's 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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Richie Ronson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Ivor Drago!
The judges for this bout are Josh West, Jeff Smith and Paul Gruel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ronson on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Drago takes a swing at Ronson's ribcage but misses.
Drago lands a nice looking body shot.
Ronson closes the distance and clinches.
Ronson lands a shoulder strike.
Ronson lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Drago or not.
Ronson lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Drago can't break the clinch.
Ronson lands with a right to the head.
Ronson lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Ronson lands a body punch.
A right handed body shot lands from Ronson.
Drago misses with a punch to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ronson lands a hook that snaps the head of Drago backwards.
Drago misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Ronson lands an uppercut.
Ronson scores with a shot to the side of Drago's head.
Ronson lands a nice uppercut.
Ronson has Drago pressed against the cage, preventing Drago from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
A right handed body shot lands from Ronson.
Drago looks winded!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Drago doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Ronson scores with a shot to the side of Drago's head.
Ronson lands a body shot in the clinch.
Ronson lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short uppercut from Ronson.
Ronson lands a hook to the side of the head.
Drago is rocked!
A short right hand to the side of the head by Ronson.
Drago is still on wobbly legs! Can Ronson finish him?
A right handed body shot lands from Ronson.
Ronson gets through Drago's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Ronson creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Drago with a big uppercut! Drago tries to clinch up but Ronson pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples Drago to the mat! Drago covers up and Ronson unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Richie Ronson!
Richie Ronson bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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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 Because I Can (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 Hilo, Qwe Asd!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Because I Can!
The judges for this bout are Roger Salmon, Jeff Smith and Josh West.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Asd shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and I Can counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Asd shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. I Can is trying to defend but Asd finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Asd misses with a head shot. I Can uses the momentum to regain guard.
I Can keeping full guard, as Asd tries to pass.
Asd throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as I Can works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Asd postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
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.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Asd throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as I Can works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
I Can avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Asd in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Asd missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Asd throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as I Can works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
I Can 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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
I Can working a defensive guard here.
Asd loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Asd will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
I Can escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Asd gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
I Can trying to keep a closed guard but Asd is proving a slippery customer.
Asd postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! I Can is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Asd, into his guard.
Asd 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.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
I Can must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
That's two 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 looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! I Can has picked Asd up and slammed him! Asd can't keep hold of the triangle and I Can manages to pass to side control!
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Asd is trying to improve his position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Asd doesn't succeed with the takedown
and I Can counters with a nice uppercut.
Asd gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and I Can counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Qwe Asd. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Asd closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming I Can to the mat! I Can manages to get full guard.
I Can is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
I Can is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Asd has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Asd tries to free his leg and advance position but I Can is retaining full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Asd throws an elbow that misses. I Can uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Asd's guard. Nice move by I Can!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Asd has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. I Can 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 Asd.
Asd tries to get back to half guard but can't.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Asd is not content to let I Can control the position.
I Can is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Asd knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
I Can is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Asd knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
I Can looks winded!
I Can is looking to take a break and control but Asd is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Asd is looking to reverse the position.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
I Can is working to tighten his grip on Asd's neck. He's isolated an arm and is working for an arm triangle. Asd has recognised the danger and is trying to turn with the submission but I Can is really squeezing tight and eventually Asd passes out! I Can breaks the hold and jumps onto the cage to celebrate! Submission of the night, I'd say!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Because I Can!
A very excited looking Because I Can made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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