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QFC Tournament 704 Round 2 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Pumpkin Spice (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and James Rocket (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pumpkin Spice has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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210 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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BJJ White Belt
Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Pumpkin Spice!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, James Rocket!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Frank Dennis and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No luck for Spice with that takedown attempt.
Spice shoots for a double leg takedown but Rocket sprawls well. He's pushed Spice's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Rocket lands with a shot to the body.
Spice fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Pumpkin Spice. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Spice fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Rocket to the ground. Spice is now in Rocket's guard.
Spice connects with a couple of short punches.
Rocket really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Spice. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Spice's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Spice trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Spice is looking to work some ground and pound but Rocket has wrist control.
Spice 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.
Spice controls from within his opponent's guard.
Spice landing some decent shots from guard.
Spice working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Rocket's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Spice's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Rocket utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Spice looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Spice throws a big right hand that misses.
Rocket is trying to keep Spice in close.
Spice scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Spice accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Spice throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Spice content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Rocket is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Spice is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Spice trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Spice passes Rocket's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Spice slips a nice elbow through Rocket's hands, connecting with Rocket's forehead.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rocket is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Spice scores with a couple of nice shots.
Spice moves into full mount! Rocket won't be happy about that!
Spice in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Spice scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Spice putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Spice punishing his opponent with strikes.
Spice working Rocket over with strikes here.
Spice with good strikes from the mount here!
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Spice cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Spice unloading with bombs!
Spice could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Spice lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rocket taking shots to the head.
Spice working the ground and pound effectively.
Spice landing punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rocket takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Spice trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Rocket is bucking up trying to escape but Spice cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Spice landing strikes, looking to finish!
Spice dominating with strikes here.
Spice lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Spice pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Spice landing shots from mount.
Spice punishing his opponent with strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pumpkin Spice dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Rocket slaps away a takedown attempt from Spice, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Spice takes one on the button.
Rocket scores with the left hand. Spice knows he should have avoided that one.
Rocket lands with a hook. Spice tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Spice shoots in but no luck this time.
Rocket lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Rocket gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Rocket gets through Spice's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Spice tries for a takedown but Rocket manages to get underhooks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Pumpkin Spice. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Spice has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Rocket avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Spice goes for a takedown attempt but Rocket pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
A jab from Rocket finds it's way through Spice's defenses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rocket drops Spice with a beautiful combination! Spice stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Rocket is looking for the KO!
Spice is rocked!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Rocket dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Oh Spice is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Rocket lands a brutal uppercut that launches Spice off his feet! Spice tumbles to the floor, barely conscious - the referee jumps in to save him from a beating! Wow, what an ending!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:11 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). James Rocket!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Eric Shelton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dan Trumpsfeld (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Eric Shelton has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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215 lbs
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210 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Counter fighter
Good chin |
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BJJ White Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Eric Shelton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dan Trumpsfeld!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Cecil Peabody and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Trumpsfeld lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Trumpsfeld throws a jab but it's blocked by Shelton.
Trumpsfeld connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Shelton momentarily.
Trumpsfeld lands a big uppercut and Shelton crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Shelton looks OK. Trumpsfeld waves Shelton back to his feet!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Trumpsfeld fakes a right and follows up with a big left that drops Shelton to one knee - oooooh, he's wobbly! Shelton looks to clinch but Trumpsfeld throws him off and pummels him into the canvas! Shelton taps out under the strikes! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:17 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Dan Trumpsfeld!
Dan Trumpsfeld thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kyle Mill (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bob Nastanovich (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kyle Mill has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Good takedowns
Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kyle Mill!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bob Nastanovich!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Chris Downing and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nastanovich shoots in for a takedown but Mill shows good takedown defense.
Mill takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Mill shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Nastanovich but Nastanovich pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Nastanovich keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Mill.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kyle Mill. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mill leaves Nastanovich with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Nastanovich tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Nastanovich works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Mill shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Nastanovich as he jumps to the side.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nastanovich dives in and grabs Mill's left leg, looking for a takedown. Mill pushes down on Nastanovich's head and hops out.
Nastanovich gets a takedown into half guard.
Nice strikes from Nastanovich there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nastanovich prevents Mill from improving his position.
Nastanovich scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Mill is trying to get back to full guard.
Mill slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Nastanovich wants to control from the top but Mill keeps moving.
Nastanovich working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Nastanovich won't allow Mill to sweep him here.
Mill is actively looking for submissions from his back. He's worked himself a little space on the bottom and seems to be going for a triangle. No, he's switched into an armbar! That was slick! Nastanovich rolls with it to try and escape but Mill cranks on the arm and Nastanovich is forced to tap out! This one is aaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Kyle Mill!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Charles Olivera (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ricky Del Mar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ricky Del Mar will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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Good takedowns
Counter fighter
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Charles Olivera !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ricky Del Mar!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Stewart Dunkirk and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Olivera takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Del Mar lands a body shot.
Del Mar thuds his right hand into Olivera 's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
It looks like Charles Olivera has been cut.
Olivera takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Olivera takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Del Mar scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Olivera doesn't seem bothered though.
Del Mar connects with a right hand. Olivera shakes it off.
Del Mar fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Olivera on the side of the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Del Mar cracks Olivera with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Del Mar has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Olivera to stand back up!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Del Mar lands a big uppercut and Olivera crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Olivera looks OK. Del Mar waves Olivera back to his feet!
Olivera is rocked!
Charles Olivera 's cut is getting worse.
Del Mar jabs Olivera to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Del Mar lands with a cross.
Del Mar is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Olivera had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Olivera circles to his right, straight into a beautiful hook by Del Mar. Olivera falls face first into the canvas - great knockout victory for Del Mar!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Ricky Del Mar!
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FIGHT
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