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QFC Tournament 727 Round 3 PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Mark Apple (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and An Fredo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as An Fredo enters the cage!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Mark Apple! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, An Fredo! The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Steven Brown and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Apple takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily. Fredo cracks Apple with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd. Fredo bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Apple's head. Fredo connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Apple momentarily.
Apple slips under a jab. Apple looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit. Fredo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Apple changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit. Fredo gets a takedown into half guard. The referee calls for the fighters to work.
That's one minute gone in the round. Apple trying to control here.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Fredo in particular looking to stall. It looks like Fredo might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it. Apple is trying to stand back up but Fredo is controlling him
Fredo trying to pass the guard but Apple defending well. Apple trying to control from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round. The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight. Fredo is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet. Fredo gets the takedown into side control. Fredo staying calm. Apple is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Fredo asserts his dominance and retains side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Fredo slows the pace down. Apple tries to improve position but can't. Fredo controls the position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
That's four minutes gone in the round. A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd. Fredo thuds his right hand into Apple's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters. Fredo looks to throw the jab but Apple is out of range. A little feinted left hand from Apple on the counter but he doesn't commit to it. Apple uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Fredo.
Apple was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger. Fredo changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Apple tries to avoid it but Fredo manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Apple to the ground. Apple escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet. Apple has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Apple there as he acknowledges the shot. Fredo decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard. The crowd thankful this round is nearly over. Fredo prevents Apple from standing back up.
Apple manages to escape and get back to his feet! And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
An Fredo dominated that round. That's time! Apple's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Fredo cracks Apple with a good jab. Apple moves out of range as Fredo strikes. A swing and a miss from Fredo. Fredo tries for a takedown but Apple circles away easily and Apple counters with a left and a right that stings Fredo. Fredo misses with a looping right. Apple throwing a counter right hand but Fredo manages to avoid it. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Fredo digs a good body shot into Apple's ribs. Apple walks into a stiff left hand from Fredo.
That's one minute gone in the round. Apple slips a jab from Fredo. Apple bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes. Fredo lands a slapping body shot.
Fredo misses with a straight right. Apple appears to be looking for a big counter. A telegraphed right hand from Fredo misses the target. Fredo uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Apple has time to react. Apple ducks under a wild hook from Fredo. A quick step to the side and Apple tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Fredo has Apple up against the cage in a clinch.
Fredo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Fredo misses with a punch on the inside.
Fredo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Fredo working aggressively here.
Fredo lands a body punch. Fredo misses with a punch to the body.
Fredo tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Apple's elbow. Fredo misses with the head strike.
Fredo lands a left hand.
Fredo misses with some punches.
Fredo is pushing Apple up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word. Fredo misses with some punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round. The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Fredo takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life. Apple tries for a takedown but Fredo manages to get underhooks.
Fredo misses with a short punch on the inside. Fredo is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Apple is defending well. Apple blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A shot in the inside from Fredo. Fredo turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control! Fredo sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Apple is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Fredo is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Fredo is continuing to stall.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet. The crowd thankful this round is nearly over. Fredo throws the left hand but Apple avoids the punch easily. Apple is looking to counter punch. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
An Fredo showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards. That's time! Apple's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Fredo throws a hook to the side of Apple's head but Apple sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully. Good exchange - Fredo coming out on top. Fredo tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Apple defends well and Fredo ends up having to push Apple into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch. Apple drops down looking for a counter takedown but Fredo sprawls and moves away. Apple steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Fredo. Apple swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect. Fredo feints and as Apple raises his hands in defense, Fredo changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Apple is looking to stand up but Fredo isn't so interested in that idea. Fredo is stalling in the full guard. Fredo trying to control the position from guard on top but Apple is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round. Apple wriggles free and stands up. Fredo is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Apple. Apple swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect. An Fredo seems to be getting the better of the standup. Fredo throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd. Fredo tries to clinch but Apple moves out of range. Apple was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit. Fredo fails miserably with a takedown attempt. It looked like Apple wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Fredo takes a swing at Apple's ribcage but misses. A quick step to the side and Apple tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect. Mark Apple has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here! Fredo has been the more effective fighter overall so far. Nice jab there from Fredo. Fredo swings for the body but Apple moves out of range.
Fredo misses with a body punch
and Apple counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. Fredo looks to score with a jab to the body but Apple is just out of range. An attempted straight right counter from Apple misses the target. Apple bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes. Apple is looking to counter the offense by Fredo and move into the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Fredo throws a lazy right hand but Apple sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily. Apple throws a big counter combination but Fredo scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage. Fredo rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Apple counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work. Fredo takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired. Fredo swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target. Apple swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect. A jab from Fredo misses. Apple tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Fredo manages to circle out of the way. Fredo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Fredo throws a looping overhand right but Apple ducks down to avoid it. It looked like Apple wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit. Fredo is trying hard to land a takedown here. Apple sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet. Mark Apple has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of An Fredo. Fredo throws an off balance right hand
and Apple counters with a three punch combo that has Fredo backing up. Fredo nods at Apple to acknowledge the strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Apple uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Fredo. Fredo throws a hook but Apple avoids it easily. Apple on the wrong end of a nice jab. Fredo throws a right hand that misses
and Apple counters with a nice uppercut. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Fredo throws a poor cross that misses
and Apple counters with a three punch combo that has Fredo backing up. Fredo nods at Apple to acknowledge the strikes.
Fredo is rocked! Fredo misses with a left hand and Apple counters with a big right hand! Oh Fredo is in trouble here! Apple follows up with more strikes and that's it! The ref has stopped it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mark Apple!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Putnam Codyvaldez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alfwin Pich (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 lightweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Putnam Codyvaldez! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Alfwin Pich! The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Sam Margolis and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Codyvaldez blocks a jab. Pich keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Codyvaldez. Codyvaldez throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Pich counters with a nice uppercut. A punch lands to the side of Codyvaldez 's head but he takes it in his stride. Codyvaldez misses with a lunging right hand
and Pich counters with a nice uppercut. Pich moves away from the strike by Codyvaldez. Codyvaldez throws a jab when Pich was well out of range. Pich looks like he wants to counter punch here. Pich throws a looping overhand right but Codyvaldez ducks down to avoid it. Codyvaldez rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Pich counters with a nice uppercut. Codyvaldez throws a poor cross that misses
and Codyvaldez takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. Pich blocks a jab. Codyvaldez avoids a lazy jab quite easily. Codyvaldez misses with a lunging right hand
letting Pich counter with a right hand. Codyvaldez ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face. 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! Codyvaldez missing with a left hand there. Pich was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's one minute gone in the round. Pich throws a looping overhand right but Codyvaldez ducks down to avoid it. Pich defending well as Codyvaldez loads up on a big left hand. Pich looks like he wants to counter punch here. Pich throws a looping overhand right but Codyvaldez ducks down to avoid it. Some wild striking there from Codyvaldez.
Codyvaldez connects with a nice looking jab.
Pich with a jab. A jab from Codyvaldez does it's job there. Codyvaldez darts in and clinches Pich up against the cage. A nice left hand lands by Pich.
Codyvaldez misses with a short punch on the inside. Codyvaldez lands a hook that snaps the head of Pich backwards. Codyvaldez misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's two minutes gone in the round. A head punch on the inside from Codyvaldez fails to land. Codyvaldez swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Pich blocks an uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Codyvaldez misses with a hook from the clinch. Come on Codyvaldez - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Codyvaldez misses with a hook from the clinch. A short left from Codyvaldez. Pich tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. Pich is struggling to control the position. Pich dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage. Pich lands a left hand.
Codyvaldez misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Pich.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Pich blocks an uppercut.
Codyvaldez tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. A right hand to the body from Codyvaldez.
Codyvaldez tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. A right hand to the body from Codyvaldez.
Codyvaldez misses with a body punch.
Pich avoiding damage.
Codyvaldez lands with a short shot to the head. Codyvaldez misses with a short punch on the inside. Codyvaldez working aggressively here.
Codyvaldez lands a left hand.
Codyvaldez lands with a short head shot on the inside. Pich throws a knee to the head but misses.
Pich taking a breather. Codyvaldez on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Pich effectively controlling the action here. Codyvaldez is struggling to control the position. Pich taking a breather. Pich doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Pich taking a breather. A battle for position here, against the cage. Pich is trying to slow the pace down but that's a couple of times in a row that he's tried to get underhooks and Codyvaldez has denied him. Pich tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Pich stalling against the cage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Alfwin Pich. Codyvaldez ducks under a wild hook from Pich. Codyvaldez throws out a token jab with nothing on it. Codyvaldez throws a hook but Pich blocks it. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Putnam Codyvaldez will probably get the nod. The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Codyvaldez throws a lazy uppercut
and Pich counters with a straight right hand. Alfwin Pich seems to be getting the better of the standup. Pich connects with a right hand. Codyvaldez shakes it off. Pich throws a lazy uppercut
and Codyvaldez counters with a nice uppercut. Codyvaldez uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Pich. Codyvaldez connects with a single shot there. Jab from Codyvaldez. Pich misses with an uppercut. Pich dips to his left and cracks Codyvaldez with an uppercut! Codyvaldez avoids a lazy jab quite easily. Putnam Codyvaldez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Codyvaldez throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Pich sees it coming and avoids it easily. Codyvaldez jabbing away but nothing is landing. Codyvaldez rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Pich moves out of range and avoids them all easily. Pich closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Codyvaldez swings widly with a right hand
letting Pich counter with a right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round. Codyvaldez misses with a shot to the body and Pich counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw. Pich throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Codyvaldez connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle. Codyvaldez misses with a lunging right hand
and Pich counters with a stiff right hand. Codyvaldez thows a left - swing and a miss! Codyvaldez throws a right hand that misses
and Pich counters with a lovely straight right hand! Pich avoids a lazy jab quite easily. Pich throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Codyvaldez sees it coming and avoids it easily. Codyvaldez steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Pich. Codyvaldez avoids a lazy jab quite easily. Codyvaldez tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Pich was well out of range. Poor timing from Codyvaldez. Pich lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head. Codyvaldez scores with a crisp jab that stopped Pich in his tracks.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Codyvaldez scores with a shot to the body.
Codyvaldez fakes a head shot and lands one to the body. Codyvaldez is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all. 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! Pich waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Codyvaldez. Codyvaldez swings for the body but Pich moves out of range.
It seemed like Pich was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it. No joy there for Codyvaldez, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Codyvaldez throws an off balance right hand
and Pich counters with a nice uppercut. Codyvaldez rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Pich counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw. Codyvaldez waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Pich. Codyvaldez slips a straight right by Pich. Codyvaldez misses with a double jab
and Pich counters with a straight right hand. Codyvaldez misses with a hook. Pich ducked under it nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Good shot there by Pich. Codyvaldez moves into the clinch. Pich blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Pich blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Pich lands a right hand that snaps the head of Codyvaldez backwards. A head punch blocked on the inside by Pich. Codyvaldez lands a right hand that snaps the head of Pich backwards. Codyvaldez just leaning against Pich, taking a breather. The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky. Codyvaldez lands a right hand that snaps the head of Pich backwards. Pich effectively controlling the action here. Codyvaldez lands a body punch in the clinch. Pich blocks an uppercut.
Codyvaldez misses with a punch on the inside.
Codyvaldez tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Pich is trying to stall.
A shot in the inside from Codyvaldez. Codyvaldez throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Pichs head. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Codyvaldez tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Pich's elbow. An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Codyvaldez. Codyvaldez misses with a punch to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Codyvaldez fails to land. A short left from Pich. Pich stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Pich tries to land a knee to the head but Codyvaldez blocks with his arms.
Pich controlling the action here for a moment.
A shot in the inside from Codyvaldez. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Putnam Codyvaldez will probably get the nod. That's time! Back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Nice defenses there by Codyvaldez. An attempted straight right counter from Codyvaldez misses the target. Pich throws the left hand but Codyvaldez avoids the punch easily. Codyvaldez ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent. Pich throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Codyvaldez sees it coming and avoids it easily. Pich lands with a right hand. Codyvaldez misses with a body punch
and Pich counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. Codyvaldez slips a straight right by Pich. Codyvaldez throws a right hand that misses
enabling Pich to counter with a crisp jab. Pich bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Codyvaldez throws a lazy uppercut
and Pich counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. Pich takes one to the chin there. Codyvaldez looks to score with a jab to the body but Pich is just out of range. A decent looking cross lands there for Codyvaldez.
That's one minute gone in the round. A punch combination from Codyvaldez misses. Pich uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Codyvaldez.
Codyvaldez has Pich up against the cage in a clinch.
Pich throws a head punch that misses. Codyvaldez lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Pich backwards. Pich looks to throw an elbow but misses. Codyvaldez throws a head punch that misses. Pich blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Codyvaldez misses with the head strike.
Pich working some nice short punches in the clinch. Pich effectively controlling the action here. Codyvaldez throws a head punch that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Pich just leaning against Codyvaldez, taking a breather. Pich tries to stall but Codyvaldez uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Codyvaldez lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage. A head punch on the inside from Codyvaldez fails to land. Pich with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Pich goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Pich is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage. Codyvaldez throws a head punch that misses. Codyvaldez swings wildly with an uppercut but Pich uses good head movement to avoid it. Codyvaldez lands a left hand that snaps the head of Pich backwards. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Pich displaying some good clinch control by pressing Codyvaldez up against the cage. Codyvaldez misses with some punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Codyvaldez misses with a hook from the clinch. Codyvaldez tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. Pich's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button! Codyvaldez misses with a punch on the inside.
Codyvaldez throws a head punch that misses. Pich tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Codyvaldez avoids it. Codyvaldez looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that. Codyvaldez misses with a hook from the clinch. Pich will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Codyvaldez up against the cage. Pich blocks a body shot from Codyvaldez. Codyvaldez misses with a body punch.
Pich takes a shot to the head. Codyvaldez avoiding damage as Pich throws knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round. A short left from Codyvaldez. Pich blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Pich is looking to control Codyvaldez's arms but Codyvaldez gets an underhook and turns him. Now Pich has his back to the cage. Putnam Codyvaldez has scored more points in the clinch so far. Pich tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Codyvaldez avoids it. Pich misses with an elbow strike.
Codyvaldez lands with a short shot to the head. Codyvaldez swings wildly with an uppercut but Pich uses good head movement to avoid it. Codyvaldez gets through Pich's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head. Codyvaldez misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Codyvaldez lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Codyvaldez misses with a punch on the inside.
Codyvaldez taking a breather. Pich doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
And that's the end of the fight! Putnam Codyvaldez showed his dominance in that final round. Well I reckon that's a shut out for Codyvaldez, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Andrew Berry scores the fight for Putnam Codyvaldez! Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight for Putnam Codyvaldez! Judge Donald Grub scores the fight for Putnam Codyvaldez!
Putnam Codyvaldez wins by unanimous decision!
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