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QFC Tournament 697 Round 3 PBP Commentary |
Co-main event
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Sakryugi Hontedai (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jin Markham (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Sakryugi Hontedai!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jin Markham!
The judges for this bout are Topper Green, Bruno Hogan and Francis DeMontford.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Markham moves into the clinch.
Markham lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Markham prevents a takedown attempt there.
Markham working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Hontedai can't get the takedown.
Markham lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Hontedai.
Markham lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Hontedai tightens his grip and picks Markham up, before dumping him to the ground. Markham manages to land in guard.
Hontedai sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Markham's guard.
Markham wants to improve his position but Hontedai is controlling well.
Markham won't allow Hontedai to pass to mount.
Hontedai missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Hontedai controlling the action here.
Hontedai thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Markham's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hontedai is trying to control. Markham wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hontedai is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Markham has managed to free his arm - good work.
Hontedai missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Markham is trying to control but can't.
Hontedai has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Hontedai looking to secure an arm triangle but Markham defends it well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hontedai looking to finish Markham with some ground and pound. This is bad for Markham!
Hontedai with shots to the head and body - Markham looks very uncomfortable down there.
Hontedai scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Markham wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
BOOM! Hontedai connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Hontedai throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Markham because Hontedai loaded up on that one.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Markham can do anything to dispel that myth.
Hontedai unloading with bombs!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hontedai postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Markham looks a forlorn figure.
Hontedai 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.
Hontedai working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Markham looks winded!
Hontedai connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Hontedai in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Hontedai lands a big elbow.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Hontedai is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Hontedai lands with some strikes.
Hontedai has control of Markham's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Markham regains control of the situation pretty easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hontedai lands a big shot there that rocks Markham but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Hontedai cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Hontedai lands a big shot there that rocks Markham but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Markham is rocked!
Hontedai lands a couple of good shots and Markham has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
Markham is still in real trouble! Can Hontedai finish him?
Hontedai lands with a hammerfist to the side of Markham's head.
Hontedai connects with a couple of big shots that have Markham covering up! Oh, this looks bad for Markham! Hontedai fires away with several more unanswered shots and the referee has no choice but to step in! This one is aaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sakryugi Hontedai!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ulysses Grant (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Josh Neer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Josh Neer is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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BJJ Brown Belt
Counter fighter
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Ulysses Grant!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Josh Neer!
The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, Ben Watson and Bruno Hogan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Grant ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Grant jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Neer stuns Grant with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Neer keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Neer thuds a left hand into Grant's body.
Neer throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Grant lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Neer misses with an uppercut. Grant saw that one coming.
Grant takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Neer dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Grant takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Neer digs a good hook to Grant's body.
Neer feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Grants jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Grant uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Neer.
Grant throws a counter high kick but Neer was just alert enough to avoid it.
Grant moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Neer looks to land a right hand but Grant moved out of range.
Grant takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Grant walks into a jab.
Grant slips a jab and a cross from Neer.
Grant slips a jab from Neer.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grant uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Neer.
Neer misses the jab.
Neer throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Grant changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Grant ducks right into an uppercut from Neer.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Neer misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Grant.
Grant appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Neer shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Grant eats them both and turns towards Neer to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Josh Neer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Neer swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Neer misses with a few strikes there.
Neer avoids the head kick by Grant.
Neer looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Josh Neer is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Neer scores with a body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Neer stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Neer wants it to stay on the feet.
Grant keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Neer misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Some wild striking there from Neer.
Neer throws an off balance right hand
and Grant counters with a shoot takedown. Neer fights it but they end up in guard.
Neer pushes Grant off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Neer is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Grant.
Neer lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Grant walks into a stiff left hand from Neer.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neer throws a right hand that misses
and Grant counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Nice body punch from Neer - that landed with a thud.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Grant.
Neer prevents a body shot from Grant.
The referee is keeping an eye on Grant - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Neer misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Grant gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Neer kicks Grant off and gets back to his feet.
A bone on bone clash there as Neer blocks the leg kick.
Neer is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Neer throws a right and a left that Grant avoids nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Josh Neer dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Neer swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Josh Neer seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Neer throws a shot from downtown. Grant moves away and avoids it.
Grant seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Neer closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Grant throws a body punch but Neer moves out of range.
Grant throws a series of punches but Neer moves out of range.
Neer has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Neer scores with a sloppy right hand. Grant should have avoided that one.
Neer misses with a series of wild punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Neer cracks Grant with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Neer misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Grant showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Neer.
Neer connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Grant momentarily.
Nice defenses there by Grant.
Grant misses with a wild body shot.
Decent striking displayed by Neer there.
Grant takes one on the button.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neer misses with a body shot.
Neer scores with a three punch combo!
Grant is rocked!
Neer drops Grant with a straight left! Oh this is bad for Grant! Neer dives in and starts dropping bombs - the referee has no choice but to step in and save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:19 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Josh Neer!
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