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QFC Tournament 618 Round 2 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Dan Green (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Robbin Peterson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dan Green could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Robbin Peterson 's chin.
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Intelligent |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
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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 Hilo, Dan Green!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Robbin Peterson !
The judges for this bout are Chris Saunders, Micheangelo Fripello and Roger Salmon.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Peterson throws a lazy head kick
and Green counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Peterson throws a sloppy head kick and Green moves out of range easily.
Peterson throws a head kick that misses.
Green went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Peterson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Peterson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Green is looking to counter with head kicks.
Peterson throws a head kick that misses
and Green counters with a left and a right that stings Peterson .
Robbin Peterson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Peterson throws a head kick but Green moves out of range.
Peterson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Peterson stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Peterson wants it to stay on the feet.
Green closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Green managing to block the knees to the body from Peterson .
Green has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Peterson is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Peterson crunches a lovely knee into Green's ribcage.
Peterson misses with a knee strike.
Peterson misses with a knee to the head.
Peterson looks winded!
Green jumps guard and drags Peterson to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Peterson forces his way into half guard.
Peterson is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Green slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Green is on top in guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Green seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Peterson wants to stand and escape but Green is having none of it.
Green with a flurry of punches that miss.
Green gets to his feet - Peterson follows without any prompting.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Peterson .
Green avoids the head kick by Peterson .
Peterson throws a sloppy head kick and Green moves out of range easily.
Peterson shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Green counters with a stiff right hand.
A big right from Peterson misses.
Peterson tries a head kick but it misses.
Peterson displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Green.
Peterson changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dan Green. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Green throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Peterson was covering up waiting for the punch and Green finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Green drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Green jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Green stays in close to Peterson 's body and controls the position.
Green pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Peterson is keeping the position for now.
Peterson wants to stand up but Green is controlling him.
Peterson uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Green swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Peterson shapes to counter with a head kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Peterson stuffs the takedown attempt from Green. Green gets slowly back to his feet.
Peterson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Peterson throws a head kick that half lands.
Peterson throws a head kick that misses.
It looked like Green was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Peterson .
Green looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Peterson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Green shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Peterson pinned against the cage. Peterson gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Green closes the distance and clinches.
Green tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Peterson smiles and moves away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Robbin Peterson will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Peterson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Green thinks about countering with a body kick.
Green misses with a few strikes there.
Green will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Peterson scores with a nice body kick.
Green blocks a head kick by Peterson .
Green shoots for a double leg takedown but Peterson sprawls well. He's pushed Green's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Green avoids the head kick by Peterson .
Green avoids the head kick by Peterson .
Green avoids the head kick by Peterson .
Peterson throws a head kick that half lands.
Green is rocked!
It looks like Dan Green has been cut.
Peterson lunges in with a left hook that violently twists Green head around and knocks him out cold! Peterson hops onto the cage and yells out at the top of his lungs - Yeeeeeeeeaaaaaaaaah! They're showing the replay on the big screens now; that was nasty! I hope one of the photographers got a good shot of it.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:43 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Robbin Peterson !
A victorious Robbin Peterson thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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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 Hiro Sakamoto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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BJJ White 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 Hilo, Renaud Trevor!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Hiro Sakamoto!
The judges for this bout are Josh West, Paul Gruel and Jeff Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Trevor tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Sakamoto only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Sakamoto fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Trevor appears to be looking for a big counter.
Trevor is looking to land body kicks.
Sakamoto is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Sakamoto looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Trevor is looking to get back to is feet but Sakamoto passes into side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sakamoto is putting a hurting on Trevor here, landing some big shots from side control.
Trevor is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Sakamoto controlling the position from side mount.
Sakamoto lands a decent elbow from side control.
Sakamoto scoring with punches and elbows.
Sakamoto working the body and head with strikes.
Sakamoto lands an elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sakamoto scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Trevor to see if he's OK.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sakamoto lands a few punches from side control.
Trevor is letting Sakamoto control him for a moment.
Sakamoto working away.
Trevor tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Sakamoto lands a nice forearm strike.
Sakamoto landing a few strikes.
Sakamoto landing a few strikes.
Trevor is rocked!
Trevor takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Oh Trevor is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Sakamoto cracks Trevor with a big elbow. Oh, he's hurt! Sakamoto immediately mounts and start dropping bombs! Trevor is done! The referee jumps in and saves him from any more punishment - a quick and decisive finish by Sakamoto!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Hiro Sakamoto!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Stratovarius Smiff (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Carlos Junior (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Carlos Junior has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Counter fighter
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BJJ White 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 Hilo, Stratovarius Smiff!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Carlos Junior!
The judges for this bout are Micheangelo Fripello, Roger Salmon and Ryoma Takatsuka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Junior tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Smiff appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Junior misses with a head kick.
Junior connects with a high kick.
It looks like Stratovarius Smiff has been cut.
A looping hook to the body misses from Smiff. Junior does a little dance to reset his feet.
Junior throws a sloppy head kick and Smiff moves out of range easily.
Carlos Junior seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Smiff lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Junior circles away quickly and effectively.
Smiff waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Junior.
Junior pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Smiff takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Junior throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Smiff's waist but Smiff gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Junior off to one side.
Smiff blocks a head kick by Junior.
Junior pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Junior lands a high kick!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Junior throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Smiff's head.
Smiff is rocked!
Junior misses with a head kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smiff misses with an uppercut. Junior saw that one coming.
Junior tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Junior looks winded!
Junior tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A big left from Smiff misses.
Junior tries for a takedown but Smiff sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Smiff drops down looking for a counter takedown but Junior sprawls and moves away.
Smiff looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Junior wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Smiff manages to pass to side control.
Smiff lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Smiff has hold of the far side arm. He's working for the Kimura, can Junior defend it? Smiff steps over the head and cranks it - Junior is tapping out! That was textbook stuff right there - nice submission victory for Smiff!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Stratovarius Smiff!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between David Grove (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lefteris Vlassis Iordanou (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). David Grove has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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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 Hilo, David Grove!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Lefteris Vlassis Iordanou!
The judges for this bout are Jeff Smith, Paul Gruel and Roger Salmon.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Iordanou misses with a body shot.
Iordanou scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
It looks like David Grove has been cut.
Iordanou looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Iordanou fails with an attempt to clinch.
Grove avoids the body shot from Iordanou.
Grove feinted with a counter takedown.
A shot to the body from Iordanou misses
and Grove counters with a takedown into side control.
Grove is looking to take a break and control but Iordanou is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grove tries for a kimura but Iordanou is defending well.
Grove tries to advance to mount but can't.
Iordanou is looking for a sweep.
Iordanou is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Grove tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Grove has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Grove advances nicely into full mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Iordanou tries to hold on but Grove postures up.
Grove seems to be looking to move to his opponent's back but Iordanou is holding on tight.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Grove lands a big shot there that rocks Iordanou but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Grove lands a couple of good shots and Iordanou has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
Iordanou is trying to stand back up.
Iordanou trying to control but not successfully.
Grove 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 Iordanou with him. Iordanou is trying to defend but Grove has an arm under the chin now! Iordanou grimaces and is forced to tap out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). David Grove!
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FIGHT
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