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QFC Tournament 743 Round 1 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Brendan Mcgrattan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jag Doni (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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145 lbs
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275 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
KO power |
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Good takedowns
Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Brendan Mcgrattan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jag Doni!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Illya Tyunina and Aleksei Zolotukhin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Doni clinches up against the cage.
Mcgrattan wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Doni jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Mcgrattan walks away with a smile on his face. Doni gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Doni shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Mcgrattan is trying to defend but Doni finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Mcgrattan is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Mcgrattan is controlling Doni's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Doni works his foot free and advances to mount.
Doni takes his opponent's back. Perhaps a chance to lock up a rear naked choke here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mcgrattan is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if Doni gets his way!
Mcgrattan might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Doni is looking for the choke from the back position but Mcgrattan is controlling his hands well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Doni is looking for the choke from the back position but Mcgrattan is controlling his hands well.
You can see the frustration on Mcgrattan's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
Mcgrattan has hold of Doni's leg, trying to break free but it's let Doni lock up a rear naked choke! This could be big trouble! Mcgrattan is turning an unusual color here… he's out! Doni throws him to one side and jumps onto the cage to celebrate with his fans.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Jag Doni!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between James Madrox (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ahmed Mujtaba (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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252 lbs
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195 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Self confident |
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Very confident |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, James Madrox!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ahmed Mujtaba!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Konstantin Menshow and Aleksandr Martynov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mujtaba shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Madrox forces Mujtaba back against the cage and clinches.
Madrox has Mujtaba pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Madrox pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Mujtaba tumbling to the mat - Madrox dives into Mujtaba's guard.
Madrox sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Mujtaba's guard.
Madrox decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.
Madrox closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Mujtaba did well to prevent Madrox getting side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Madrox is thwarting Mujtaba's attempts to control the position.
Madrox content to control rather than advance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Madrox is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Madrox has isolated one of Mujtaba's arms. Mujtaba looking to fight him off but Madrox twists into an armbar. It's tight... Will he tap?? YES, he's tapped! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). James Madrox!
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Undercard bout
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between aa Aaa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Taisho Oiyambe (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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170 lbs
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265 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Intelligent |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
Intelligent |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, aa Aaa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Taisho Oiyambe!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Ivan Kurochkin and Valeri Chadov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Aaa looks for a takedown but Oiyambe sprawls well.
Oiyambe tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Oiyambe throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Aaa was covering up waiting for the punch and Oiyambe finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Aaa is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Oiyambe pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Aaa is keeping the position for now.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Oiyambe won't allow Aaa to sweep him here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Oiyambe trying to control but Aaa is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Aaa is looking to stand back up but Oiyambe counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Aaa.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Oiyambe lands a nice short elbow.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Oiyambe is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Aaa is just riding it out for now. Oiyambe eventually gives up the hold.
Aaa wants to control the action here but instead Oiyambe manages to pass to full mount!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aaa is flailing around, obviously not happy about being mounted. Oiyambe locks hold of one of his arms and spins for an armbar. He's got it! Aaa is forced to tap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Taisho Oiyambe!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sebastian Magrowski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ravnity Pain (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 Blue Belt
Brawler
Intelligent |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Very confident |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Sebastian Magrowski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ravnity Pain!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Illya Tyunina and Vladimir Khabensky.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pain throws a series of punches but Magrowski moves out of range.
Magrowski dodges the punch combination from Pain.
Magrowski throws a body shot but no joy.
Pain falls off balance throwing a combination
and Magrowski counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Magrowski.
Magrowski stalling against the cage.
Magrowski gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Pain.
Pain goes for a takedown attempt but Magrowski pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Pain swinging wildly here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pain throws a series of punches but Magrowski moves out of range.
Pain lands a left and a right that send Magrowski crashing to the mat, dazed. Pain thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
It looks like Sebastian Magrowski has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pain swinging wildly here.
A quick step to the side and Magrowski tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Magrowski shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Pain defends it nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pain misses with a series of wild punches.
Magrowski misses with a double jab.
Pain lands a left and a right that send Magrowski crashing to the mat, dazed. Pain thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Magrowski is rocked!
I'm just looking down at my notes here and I see that.... oh! Pain has cracked Magrowski with a big right, followed by a left! He's out on his feet! Pain lands another huge swinging hook and Magrowski tumbles to the canvas! The ref dives in to save Magrowski, before Pain can land any more shots!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Ravnity Pain!
Ravnity Pain thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Steven Fromm (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zviad Gamsakhurdia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Fromm might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to YMCA. 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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205 lbs
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240 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Good knees
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Decent wrestler
Decent boxing
Determined |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Steven Fromm!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Zviad Gamsakhurdia!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Dmitry Maklakov and Vladimir Khabensky.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fromm with a lazy takedown attempt
and Gamsakhurdia counters by moving into the clinch.
A short right from Gamsakhurdia on the inside.
Still in the clinch, Gamsakhurdia scores with a nice short uppercut.
Gamsakhurdia lands a left hand.
A nice left hand lands by Gamsakhurdia.
Gamsakhurdia works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A nice left hand lands by Gamsakhurdia.
Fromm is rocked!
A right hook to the body lands for Gamsakhurdia.
Oh Fromm is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Gamsakhurdia unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Fromm! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Gamsakhurdia is unloading with more strikes now! Fromm drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Zviad Gamsakhurdia!
Steven Fromm spoke after the fight, saying 'I got have naked and wrestled another man, that's still a win in my book...'.
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Socratess Delira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Stub IT (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 Blue Belt
Brawler
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BJJ Blue Belt
Dangerous knees
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Socratess Delira!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Stub IT!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Konstantin Menshow and Viktor Lagutenko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fighters circle momentarily. Delira darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
IT shoots in looking for a takedown but Delira manages to keep the fight standing, pushing IT's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Socratess Delira seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
IT blocks a leg kick.
IT throws a sloppy head kick
and Delira holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
IT misses with a knee strike.
Delira lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Delira landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
IT trying to control but Delira postures up.
Delira looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
IT has hold of Delira's hands but Delira slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
IT is rocked!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Delira not doing much here.
IT is still in real trouble! Can Delira finish him?
Delira lands a big elbow - IT is out of it! He's waving his arms around but his eyes are closed and he's not intelligently defending himself - the ref has no choice but to jump in and stop the fight! This one is in the books! A TKO win for Delira!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Socratess Delira!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gregory Kingston (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Oumar Bonsu (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
Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Gregory Kingston!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Oumar Bonsu!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Konstantin Menshow and Illya Tyunina.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bonsu shoots in for a double leg but Kingston sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Kingston appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Kingston drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Bonsu wings away with a couple of strikes but they don't land.
Kingston controlling the position.
Kingston landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Kingston is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Kingston seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Bonsu for as long as he can get away with.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kingston scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Bonsu to see if he's OK.
Kingston controls the position from side control.
Kingston is chipping away with strikes.
Bonsu on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Kingston cracks Bonsu with a big elbow.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bonsu takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Bonsu is rocked!
Kingston in side control here. He's dropped a big elbow there and Bonsu looks hurt! Oh, he is hurt! Kingston turns on the heat and pounds him out for a TKO victory! Good killer instinct there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Gregory Kingston!
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