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QFC Tournament 768 Round 3 PBP Commentary |
Co-main event
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mark Phillips (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tom Michaels (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tom Michaels has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Mark Phillips!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Tom Michaels!
The judges for this bout are Jeff Smith, Colin Fray and Paul Gruel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Phillips tries to keep at a distance but Michaels has taken the fight into the clinch.
Michaels breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Nice uppercut there from Phillips.
It looks like Tom Michaels has been cut.
Michaels moves forwards but Phillips connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Michaels moves into the clinch successfully.
Michaels ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Michaels no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Phillips is looking to stand up but Michaels won't let him.
Michaels looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Michaels bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Phillips's guard.
Michaels thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Michaels stops Phillips from standing up.
Phillips knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Michaels on the ground.
Michaels connects with a couple of short punches.
Phillips is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Michaels is controlling him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Michaels working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Michaels sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Michaels lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Michaels scoring with punches to the head and body.
Phillips is looking to stand up but Michaels isn't so interested in that idea.
Phillips is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Michaels dives into side control.
Michaels working the ground and pound from side control.
Michaels prevents Phillips from escaping the position.
Phillips taking a bit of punishment here - Michaels scoring with strikes.
Phillips wants to get back to his feet but Michaels drags him back down.
Michaels working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Michaels prevents Phillips from escaping the position.
Michaels lands a nice forearm strike.
Michaels landing strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Michaels scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Phillips to see if he's OK.
Michaels looks up at the clock and then as Phillips takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Michaels smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Michaels prevents Phillips from escaping the position.
Michaels connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Phillips some visible discomfort.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Michaels is staying tight to Phillips's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Phillips is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Michaels working the ground and pound from side control.
Michaels working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Phillips taking punishment in the form of punches.
Phillips on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Phillips tries to get out of the position.
Phillips taking a bit of punishment here - Michaels scoring with strikes.
Michaels lands an elbow.
Phillips is rocked!
Michaels moves into full mount!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Michaels landing strikes from the mount.
Oh Phillips is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Michaels lands a big elbow - Phillips is in trouble! More strikes from the mount and Phillips is forced to tap out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Tom Michaels!
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FIGHT
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Main event
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Vas Dragan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Evans (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). John Evans will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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265 lbs
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Basic striking
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BJJ Purple Belt
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Vas Dragan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, John Evans!
The judges for this bout are Chris Saunders, Roger Salmon and Jeff Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dragan closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Evans can't do much from the bottom here.
Evans wants to get back to his feet but Dragan drags him back down.
Evans is looking for a sweep.
Dragan trying to control the action but Evans is working from the bottom.
Dragan really is a fat lump.
Dragan moves into full mount!
Evans bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Evans stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Dragan swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Evans avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Evans slips nicely into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Evans prevents Dragan from improving his position.
Evans is trying to work for a kimura but Dragan is defending well.
Evans is trying to control. Dragan wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Evans takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Evans is working for a kimura from half guard. He's really concentrating on the hold and it's allowed Dragan to slip a leg under and get back to full guard.
Dragan might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Dragan not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Evans wants to pass the guard but Dragan is keeping the position.
Dragan controls Evans momentarily but Evans frees himself.
Dragan has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
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.
Evans trying to control the position from guard on top but Dragan is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Evans thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Evans stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Dragan swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Dragan working for a triangle but Evans defends it easily.
Dragan is trying to control the position but Evans postures up.
Dragan keeping moving, preventing Evans from controlling successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dragan controls Evans momentarily but Evans frees himself.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Dragan managing to control the position.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Dragan shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Evans but Evans pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Dragan changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Evans looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Evans bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!
Dragan is breathing heavily.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Evans.
Dragan swings for the body but Evans moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Evans tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Dragan swivels and escapes.
Dragan changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Dragan defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Evans.
Vas Dragan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of John Evans.
Dragan shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Evans shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Dragan pinned against the cage. Dragan gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Dragan looking to score a takedown here. Evans is defending well but Dragan drives through and ends up in Evans's guard.
Evans working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Dragan doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Dragan manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but John Evans will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Dragan fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Evans.
Evans gets caught napping as Dragan dives in and scores a takedown. Evans manages to retain guard.
John Evans has got the better of the ground game so far.
Evans is looking for a triangle but Dragan pushes his legs off easily.
Dragan tries to free his leg and advance position but Evans is retaining full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Evans is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Dragan defends well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Evans wants to sweep here but Dragan controlling him for the moment.
Dragan trying to control the position from guard on top but Evans is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Evans looking for a guillotine here but Dragan defends easily.
Evans is breathing heavily.
Evans is looking for a triangle but Dragan pushes his legs off easily.
Evans looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Dragan trying to control but Evans is working from the bottom.
Evans being controlled here, momentarily.
Dragan won't allow Evans to get back to his feet.
Evans is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Dragan wants to control from the top but Evans keeps moving.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Dragan throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Evans's waist but Evans gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Dragan off to one side.
Evans tries for a takedown but Dragan circles away easily
and Dragan counters with a single leg into guard. Evans didn't expect that.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dragan is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Dragan's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Evans looking for a guillotine here but Dragan defends easily.
Dragan advances position into side control!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Evans tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Evans wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Dragan has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Evans!
Evans is wriggling around here but as he tries to escape, Dragan has taken his back.
Dragan is controlling his opponent, waiting for an opportunity to finish.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Evans looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vas Dragan dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Dragan closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Evans to the mat! Evans manages to get full guard.
Dragan trying to control the position from guard on top but Evans is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Dragan slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Dragan seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Evans for as long as he can get away with.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dragan trying to control but Evans is working from the bottom.
Dragan is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Evans has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Dragan can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Dragan pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Evans is keeping the position for now.
Evans keeping moving, preventing Dragan from controlling successfully.
Evans has his foot on Dragan's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Dragan works his way back into a safe position though.
Dragan advances position into side control!
Dragan happy to just control the position for now.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
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.
Evans is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Dragan's leg. Oh but that's left an opportunity for Dragan! He's got an arm triangle... it looks tight! He's rotating and Evans has tapped! This one is allllll over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:07 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Vas Dragan!
Vas Dragan decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
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FIGHT
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