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QFC Tournament 618 Round 1 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Nikita Shevchenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Robbin Peterson (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 welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Nikita Shevchenko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Robbin Peterson !
The judges for this bout are Colin Fray, Josh West and Jeff Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Peterson misses with a head kick.
Peterson throws a head kick but Shevchenko moves out of range.
Shevchenko wants to stay close but Peterson steps back to make room for something. Shevchenko seems frozen to the spot and bam! huge swing of the leg from Peterson and Shevchenko drops like he has been shot! A huge head kick and it's all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:11 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Robbin Peterson !
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Undercard bout
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Mike Mason (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hiro Sakamoto (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
Hates pizza |
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Good wrestler
Basic striking
Determined |
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Mike Mason!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Hiro Sakamoto!
The judges for this bout are Roger Salmon, Jeff Smith and Ryoma Takatsuka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sakamoto fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Mason attempts a counter takedown but Sakamoto avoids it well and moves away.
Sakamoto tries to close the distance and clinch up but Mason swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Sakamoto looks for a takedown but Mason sprawls well.
Sakamoto throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Mason tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Sakamoto is in Mason's guard.
Mason escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Sakamoto gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Sakamoto lands a couple of elbows.
Mason is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Mason has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Sakamoto can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sakamoto keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Mason's head.
Sakamoto avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Mason keeping moving, preventing Sakamoto from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sakamoto drops back looking for a leg! Mason is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Mason manages to kick Sakamoto off! Sakamoto jumps back into Mason's guard.
Sakamoto avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Mason on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Mason tries to get out of the position.
Sakamoto is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Mason has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Sakamoto can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Mason has momentary wrist control but Sakamoto slips an elbow through the middle.
Sakamoto controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Sakamoto landing some decent shots from guard.
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.
Sakamoto thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Sakamoto is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Mason has an active guard here but Sakamoto has managed to pass into half guard.
Sakamoto drops an elbow to the side of Mason's head.
Sakamoto working Mason over with strikes.
Mason wants to improve his position but Sakamoto is controlling well.
Sakamoto passes the guard and advances to mount!
Sakamoto lands a heavy elbow.
Sakamoto with the ground and pound from mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mason is bucking up trying to escape but Sakamoto cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mason really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Sakamoto punishing his opponent with strikes.
Mason is working to get back to half guard.
Mason is working hard here to advance position.
Mason is breathing heavily.
Sakamoto looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Mason is in a horrible position here. Sakamoto smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Sakamoto looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Sakamoto looking to control and managing it successfully.
Sakamoto prevents Mason from getting the reversal.
Sakamoto is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Mason can't escape the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sakamoto looking to finish Mason with some ground and pound. This is bad for Mason!
Sakamoto with shots to the head and body - Mason looks very uncomfortable down there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mason is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Mason takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Sakamoto controlling his opponent.
Sakamoto punishing his opponent with strikes.
Mason is rocked!
Mason tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Sakamoto is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Mason to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Mason shrugs it off.
Sakamoto lands a big shot there that rocks Mason but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Oh Mason is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Mason working to try and regain half guard.
Mason has left one of his arms exposed and Sakamoto doesn't need a second invitation. He's isolated it and locked on a tight armbar. Mason screams and taps out, obviously in a lot of pain. Hopefully there isn't permanent damage to that arm.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Hiro Sakamoto!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Renaud Trevor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gor Pagonyan (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
Intelligent |
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BJJ White Belt
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Solid chin |
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Renaud Trevor!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Gor Pagonyan!
The judges for this bout are Roger Salmon, Jeff Smith and Micheangelo Fripello.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pagonyan throws a lazy right hand but Trevor sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Pagonyan tries to clinch but Trevor is having none of it.
Gor Pagonyan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pagonyan shoots for a double leg takedown but Trevor sprawls well. He's pushed Pagonyan's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Pagonyan shoots in but Trevor avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Pagonyan tries to clinch but Trevor is having none of it.
Nice sprawl there from Trevor as Pagonyan shoots in.
Renaud Trevor has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gor Pagonyan.
Pagonyan tries to clinch but Trevor moves out of range.
Pagonyan tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Trevor swivels and escapes.
Trevor throws a big counter combination but Pagonyan scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Trevor avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Trevor fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Pagonyan, pushing him back against the cage.
Trevor tightens his grip and picks Pagonyan up, before dumping him to the ground. Pagonyan manages to land in guard.
Pagonyan is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Trevor dives into side control.
Trevor has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Pagonyan gets caught flat footed, as Trevor shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Trevor is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Trevor content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Pagonyan being controlled here, momentarily.
Pagonyan looks winded!
Trevor postures up and lands a big shot to Pagonyan's brow.
Trevor pushes down on Pagonyan's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Trevor works his way into full mount!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Trevor working for a submission here. He's tucked his head under his opponent's arm, looking for an arm triangle. He's hopped off into side control, looking to tighten the submission... is it going to work? He's given up a good position looking for it. Pagonyan looks OK. Oh, I spoke too soon, he's out! That must have been tighter than I thought! Excellent work there by Trevor! Submission of the night perhaps?
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Renaud Trevor!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Stratovarius Smiff (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pavel Kovganov (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
Counter fighter
Very quick |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Very confident |
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Stratovarius Smiff!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Pavel Kovganov!
The judges for this bout are Ryoma Takatsuka, Paul Gruel and Chris Saunders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kovganov goes for a double leg but Smiff avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Smiff continues to drive forward.
Smiff tries to counter with a takedown but Kovganov is quick to defend against it.
Smiff throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Smiff fails in his attempt to clinch.
Kovganov gets caught napping as Smiff dives in and scores a takedown. Kovganov manages to retain guard.
Smiff won't allow Kovganov to get back to his feet.
Smiff is pushing down on Kovganov's leg trying to pass to half guard. Kovganov is fighting to maintain full guard but Smiff has managed to sneak the leg through.
Smiff is taking a breather. Kovganov says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Smiff passes the guard and advances to mount!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Smiff looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smiff controlling his opponent.
Smiff tries to control but Kovganov wriggling away.
Kovganov tries to control Smiff's body but Smiff pushes him off. Kovganov squirms to his side and now Smiff has his back!
Kovganov tries to escape but Smiff has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
Smiff looking for the choke from the back.
Smiff lands a shot to the head.
Kovganov tries to escape but Smiff has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kovganov fending off the submission attempt from Smiff.
Smiff is working for the choke. I would put my money on him to finish from this position. He's rolled onto his back and has dragged Kovganov with him. Kovganov is trying to defend but Smiff has an arm under the chin now! Kovganov grimaces and is forced to tap out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Stratovarius Smiff!
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Co-main event
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Main event
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Darkj Side (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and David Grove (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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Counter fighter
Determined |
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Darkj Side!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, David Grove!
The judges for this bout are Micheangelo Fripello, Colin Fray and Chris Saunders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Side lands a head shot.
Side misses with a two punch combination.
And Grove tries to counter it with a takedown but Side pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Side throws a one two combo.
It looks like David Grove has been cut.
Side works over Grove's head and body with a nice combination.
Side works over Grove's head and body with a nice combination.
Side digs a good body shot into Grove's ribs.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Side will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Grove with the counter takedown but Side avoids it easily.
Darkj Side seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Side scores with a one two! Grove had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Side throws a right and a left that Grove avoids nicely.
Grove is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Grove dodges the punch combination from Side.
Grove is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Side throws a nice looking combination but Grove bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Grove changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
No joy there for Side, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Grove changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Side throws a right and a left that Grove avoids nicely.
Grove feints the counter takedown.
A left and a right from Side both land. Nice combination.
Side misses with a two punch combination.
And Grove tries to counter it with a takedown but Side pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Side misses with a wild combination.
Grove changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Side throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Side scores with a nice right hand.
Side throws out a powerful jab.
Darkj Side is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Side throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Grove tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Side throws a left and a right that both miss
and Grove counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Grove is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Side tries to buck Grove off so he can stand up but Grove has got his back now - this could be big trouble! He's slapped on a rear naked choke that looks really tight! Side falls backwards, slamming Grove to the mat but Grove holds on tight! Side is forced to tap and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). David Grove!
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