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QFC Tournament 785 Round 2 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jeffrey Crocker (ranked 6289 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mass Hitta (ranked 6745 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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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 Tokyo, Jeffrey Crocker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Mass Hitta!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Yukihiro Shimada and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hitta connects with a vicious head kick that knocks Crocker to the floor! Hitta dives in looking for the finish!
It looks like Jeffrey Crocker has been cut.
Crocker is refusing to be controlled, as Hitta sits in half guard.
Hitta frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Hitta looking to control but Crocker is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Crocker tries to get back to half guard but can't.
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!
Crocker is squirming around, avoiding Hitta's attempts to control the action.
Crocker could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Crocker is trying desperately to improve position.
Hitta controlling the position easily from mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hitta prevents Crocker from getting the reversal.
Crocker might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Hitta jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Crocker manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Hitta has knee on belly momentarily but Crocker bucks him off and regains half guard.
Crocker flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Crocker throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Hitta sitting and controlling from the half guard.
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.
Hitta is keen to just control but Crocker is a slippery customer.
Still in half guard, Hitta seems content to control.
Crocker trying to control from the bottom.
Crocker avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Hitta.
Hitta trying to control from half guard but Crocker is working away.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Hitta stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Hitta wants it to stay on the feet.
Hitta misses with a head kick.
Crocker has managed to clinch.
Crocker tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Hitta just stands there and leans against the cage.
Hitta lands a nice knee to the body.
Crocker effectively controlling the action here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crocker is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Hitta is defending well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jeffrey Crocker. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Still in the clinch, Hitta scores with a nice short uppercut.
Hitta throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Crockers head.
Crocker controlling the action here for a moment.
Hitta with an attempt at a knee that misses.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Crocker escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Hitta tries to clinch but Crocker is having none of it.
Hitta wants to clinch.
Crocker tries to score a power double leg takedown but Hitta sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Crocker somewhat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hitta shoots in but Crocker avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Hitta fails with the takedown.
Crocker attempts a counter takedown but Hitta avoids it well and moves away.
Nice sprawl there from Crocker as Hitta shoots in.
Hitta looks winded!
Crocker shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Hitta pinned against the cage. Hitta gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Crocker dives in and scores a takedown into Hitta's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hitta is trying to keep Crocker in close.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mass Hitta dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jeffrey Crocker's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Hitta looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Crocker displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Hitta.
Crocker shoots in looking for a takedown. Hitta tries to sprawl out of it but Crocker keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Hitta manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Hitta.
Jeffrey Crocker has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mass Hitta.
Crocker lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Crocker gets a clinch.
Hitta has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Hitta lands a hook that snaps the head of Crocker backwards.
Hitta is trying to break the clinch but Crocker has him pressed against the cage.
Hitta wants to get back to striking at distance but Crocker won't allow it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Crocker prevents Hitta from breaking the clinch.
Crocker tries to pull guard but Hitta won't allow it.
Hitta breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Hitta scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Hitta is breathing heavily.
Hitta throws a series of punches but Crocker moves out of range.
No luck for Crocker with that takedown attempt.
Hitta is looking for the big counter here.
Hitta throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Crocker darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Hitta looks like he's trying to stand up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crocker wants to get back to his feet.
Hitta is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Crocker gets to his feet - back to striking we go!
Mass Hitta seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Hitta is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crocker tries to land a front kick but Hitta steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Hitta wants to counter with a clinch but Crocker pushes him away.
Crocker drives through with a takedown into Hitta's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Crocker is standing up over Hitta. Hitta looks to escape but Crocker dives into side control.
Hitta struggling a bit here.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Hitta is looking for a sweep.
Crocker controlling the position from side mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hitta sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Crocker scoring with strikes to the body and head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hitta is refusing to be controlled, as Crocker sits in half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Crocker trying to control the pace.
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 Jeffrey Crocker will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Jeffrey Crocker's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Crocker clinches.
Hitta being controlled against the cage.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
A right hand to the body from Hitta.
Hitta manages to break the clinch.
Jeffrey Crocker is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Crocker fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Hitta sprawls well initially but Crocker persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Crocker works his way into side control.
Crocker throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hitta is trying to get back to half guard.
Hitta is pushing Crocker's head away, looking to escape. Crocker manages to hold on to the position though.
Crocker tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Crocker prevents Hitta from escaping the position.
Hitta wants to improve his position, back to half guard but Crocker has ideas of his own. He's got hold of Hitta's far side arm and it looks like he's got an Americana. Ohh! Ohhhh! OOOOOOOOOH! A human being's arm is not meant to bend like that! Hitta is tapping like a morse code operator on the Titanic! SOS SOS! He's out of here! Great win for Crocker!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:52 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Jeffrey Crocker!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Brantley Carter (ranked 6218 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ti Spacco (ranked 6135 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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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 Tokyo, Brantley Carter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ti Spacco!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Yuuki Gou and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Spacco darts in and clinches Carter up against the cage.
Spacco manages to pull guard.
Carter works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Carter thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Carter is trying to work for a kimura but Spacco is defending well.
Carter not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Carter escapes and gets back to his feet.
Carter misses with a takedown attempt - Spacco sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Carter misses with a takedown attempt - Spacco sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Spacco throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Carter counters with a single leg into guard. Spacco didn't expect that.
Spacco preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Spacco looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Carter drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Spacco dives on top into guard.
Carter is looking for a triangle but Spacco pushes his legs off easily.
Carter is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Carter has momentary wrist control but Spacco slips an elbow through the middle.
Spacco lands a couple of elbows.
Spacco postures up and lands a big shot to Carter's brow.
Carter might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Spacco showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Carter is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Spacco is aware though and is defending well.
Carter has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Spacco is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Carter.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Spacco cracks Carter with a big right hand but Carter just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Carter stops Spacco from passing to mount.
Carter is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Spacco controls the position.
Spacco wants to stand but Carter has him controlled and pulls him back into his guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Spacco trying to stand up but can't free himself from Carter's guard.
Carter looking for a guillotine here but Spacco defends easily.
Spacco avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Spacco avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Carter can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Spacco controls the pace.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Spacco trying to stand up but can't free himself from Carter's guard.
Spacco tries to free his leg and advance position but Carter is retaining full guard.
Spacco scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Carter has managed to work for a loose triangle. I think Spacco should be able to defend this one pretty easily though. Oh, Carter has tightened it up now! Spacco should have reacted faster there - he's in big trouble and yes, he's tapped out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Brantley Carter!
During a confident post fight interview, Brantley Carter thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rafael Van Der Moot (ranked 6131 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alexander Karelin (ranked 6154 p4p, 0 weight class). Rafael Van Der Moot has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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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 Tokyo, Rafael Van Der Moot!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Alexander Karelin!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Ren Mimura and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Van Der Moot wants to break free but Karelin has control.
Van Der Moot tries to break the clinch but Karelin is controlling the position.
Karelin is trying to push Van Der Moot away but Van Der Moot has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Karelin takes an elbow to the temple.
It looks like Alexander Karelin has been cut.
Van Der Moot throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Van Der Moot lands a left hand.
Van Der Moot using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Van Der Moot lands with a short shot to the head.
Van Der Moot misses with a hook to the ribs.
Karelin is struggling to control the position.
Van Der Moot is struggling to control the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Van Der Moot.
Karelin can't break the clinch.
Karelin blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Van Der Moot misses with a body punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Der Moot landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Karelin jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Van Der Moot walks away with a smile on his face. Karelin gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Van Der Moot connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Van Der Moot moves into the clinch.
Van Der Moot misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Karelin.
Van Der Moot tries to circle away but Karelin has him pinned against the cage.
Van Der Moot manages to break the clinch.
Karelin avoids a punch combination nicely.
Karelin moves into range and clinches up with Van Der Moot.
Van Der Moot tries to land a knee to the head but Karelin blocks with his arms.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Van Der Moot pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Karelin closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Van Der Moot's guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Karelin stops Van Der Moot from standing up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Karelin's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Van Der Moot knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Karelin on the ground.
Van Der Moot is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Karelin is controlling him.
Van Der Moot wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Karelin manages to pass to side control.
Karelin performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Karelin trying to pass the guard but Van Der Moot defending well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Karelin is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Van Der Moot is just riding it out for now. Karelin eventually gives up the hold.
Van Der Moot is trying to get back to full guard.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Karelin is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Let's hope that Karelin has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Karelin wants to control but Van Der Moot is keeping him busy.
Van Der Moot is looking for a sweep. Karelin is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Karelin stands up from half guard.
Van Der Moot doesn't manage to clinch there - Karelin circles away.
A chopping leg kick lands by Karelin.
Rafael Van Der Moot is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Van Der Moot moves in looking to clinch but Karelin pushes him off.
Karelin drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Van Der Moot defends it well.
Van Der Moot throws a nice inside leg kick.
Van Der Moot lands a jab to the head.
Van Der Moot is looking to clinch.
Karelin is looking for the big counter here.
Van Der Moot closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Van Der Moot pushes Karelin back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Van Der Moot can't find room to land a body shot as Karelin controls the action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rafael Van Der Moot dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Alexander Karelin's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Karelin is keeping his hands low and just asking to be knocked out. Van Der Moot Raises his leg and lands a stunning axe kick! Karelin is out cold, face down on the mat!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Rafael Van Der Moot!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nashville Julyfeather (ranked 6144 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dreaja Gregory (ranked 6146 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 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 Tokyo, Nashville Julyfeather!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Dreaja Gregory!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Kenichi Hosakawa and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Both fighters are only really looking to counter, so after a good 30 seconds of circling eachother endlessly, the referee has stepped in and told them both to be more aggressive.
Gregory looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Gregory got a little sloppy there for a moment and Julyfeather has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Gregory has managed to get both his arms back between Julyfeather's legs - danger averted.
Gregory wants to control from the top but Julyfeather keeps moving.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gregory pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Julyfeather is keeping the position for now.
Julyfeather trying to keep a closed guard but Gregory is proving a slippery customer.
Julyfeather has control of Gregory's left arm, preventing Gregory from doing any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gregory engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Julyfeather is trying to keep Gregory in close.
Julyfeather can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Gregory controls the pace.
Gregory won't allow Julyfeather to sweep him here.
Julyfeather working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Gregory doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Gregory manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Gregory postures up.
Julyfeather looking for a sweep. Not yet Julyfeather, not yet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Gregory trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Julyfeather keeping moving, preventing Gregory from controlling successfully.
Julyfeather throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Julyfeather has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Gregory can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Julyfeather is breathing heavily.
Gregory trying to control the position from guard on top but Julyfeather is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Gregory is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Julyfeather shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Julyfeather showed some decent athleticism there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gregory trying to control here.
Gregory slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Julyfeather sitting in guard here, content to control.
Gregory is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Julyfeather is aware though and is defending well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Gregory is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Gregory is pulling down on Julyfeather's head. It's preventing any offense from Julyfeather, at least for the moment.
Julyfeather is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Gregory is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Gregory wants to sweep but no luck.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Julyfeather is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Julyfeather forces his way into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Dreaja Gregory will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Gregory shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Gregory was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
The referee asks Gregory politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Gregory prefers to stall for the moment though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Julyfeather is looking to regain half guard here but Gregory keeps moving and retains side control.
Gregory tries for a kimura but Julyfeather is defending well.
Julyfeather is looking for a sweep.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Julyfeather is not content to let Gregory control the position.
Julyfeather is looking for a sweep.
Julyfeather is working hard here to advance position.
You can see the frustration on Julyfeather's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Gregory is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Julyfeather knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
You can see the frustration on Julyfeather's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Julyfeather is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Gregory looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Gregory trying to control the action but Julyfeather is working from the bottom.
Julyfeather tries to buck Gregory off but Gregory is having none of it.
Gregory wants to lay and pray for a moment but Julyfeather keeps working.
Gregory tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Gregory has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Gregory tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Gregory has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
You can see the frustration on Julyfeather's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Julyfeather tries to improve position but can't.
Gregory laying and praying for a moment but Julyfeather takes advantage and regains half guard.
Julyfeather wants to control but Gregory is keeping busy.
Julyfeather moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Gregory trying to control but Julyfeather is working from the bottom.
Gregory avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gregory is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Julyfeather trying to keep a closed guard but Gregory is proving a slippery customer.
Dreaja Gregory has got the better of the ground game so far.
Julyfeather has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Gregory can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Julyfeather wants to sweep but no luck.
Gregory has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Gregory tries to free his leg and advance position but Julyfeather is retaining full guard.
Julyfeather looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Julyfeather controls Gregory momentarily but Gregory frees himself.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dreaja Gregory showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Gregory shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Julyfeather is trying to defend but Gregory finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Julyfeather wants to get back to full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gregory is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Julyfeather doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Gregory.
Gregory prevents Julyfeather from improving his position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Gregory is keen to just control but Julyfeather is a slippery customer.
Julyfeather wants to improve his position but Gregory is controlling well.
Gregory wants to work for an arm triangle but Julyfeather is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Well, if Gregory is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Julyfeather is trying to get back to full guard.
Gregory is working for a kimura but Julyfeather is defending it quite comfortably.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Gregory content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Gregory wants to take a breather but Julyfeather is having none of it.
The fighters are battling for position here. Julyfeather manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Gregory pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Julyfeather is keeping the position for now.
Julyfeather has managed to work for a loose triangle. I think Gregory should be able to defend this one pretty easily though. Oh, Julyfeather has tightened it up now! Gregory should have reacted faster there - he's in big trouble and yes, he's tapped out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Nashville Julyfeather!
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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