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QFC Tournament 801 Round 3 PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Denis Oliver (ranked 5622 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tourney Two (ranked 5707 p4p, 0 weight class). Denis Oliver has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Denis Oliver!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Tourney Two!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, Francis DeMontford and John Mangel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Oliver looks to land a combination but Two avoids it well.
No joy there for Oliver, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Two 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.
Two throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Oliver stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Oliver throws a one two combo.
It looks like Tourney Two has been cut.
Oliver takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Two throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Oliver counters with a series of strikes. Two will be more careful next time no doubt.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Two throws out a loose jab but Oliver uses good head movement to avoid it.
Oliver takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Two drives through and clinches with Oliver against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Two.
Two landing knees to the body.
Two lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Oliver wants to break free but Two has control.
Two lands a hook to the side of the head.
Two lands a nice shot to the body.
Oliver is breathing heavily.
Two prevents Oliver from breaking the clinch.
Oliver is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Two misses with a knee strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Two escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Two throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Oliver on the side of the head.
Two instigates a clinch.
A left hand lands to the body for Two.
Two working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Two tries to land knees in the clinch but Oliver avoids the damage to the body.
Two breaks from the clinch.
Two clinches up with Oliver and pushes him back against the cage.
Two breaks from the clinch.
Oliver tries to keep at a distance but Two has taken the fight into the clinch.
Two's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Oliver gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Two catches Oliver with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Two punishes Oliver's body with a nice straight punch.
Two's corner calls for a 1-2. Two obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Two closes the distance and clinches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Two on the inside.
Two pushes Oliver back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Oliver has had enough of the clinch but Two keeps him there for the moment.
Two misses with a knee strike.
Two manages to break the clinch.
Two lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Oliver takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Two's corner calls for a 1-2. Two obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Tourney Two seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Two swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jab by Two.
Two lands with a nice body punch.
Two tries a head kick but it misses.
Two drives through and clinches with Oliver against the cage.
Two working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Two lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short left from Two.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Two creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Two throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Oliver blocks it with crossed arms.
Oliver's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Two lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Two pushes Oliver back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Two throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Olivers head.
Oliver wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Two.
A nice right hand lands inside from Two.
Oliver takes a shot to the head.
Two lands a nice uppercut.
Two lands a shoulder strike.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Two lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Two working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Two looking to throw knees to the head but Oliver is blocking nicely.
Two lands a hook that snaps the head of Oliver backwards.
Two lands a right hand.
Oliver takes a shot to the head.
Two is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Oliver is defending well for now.
Two stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Two pushes Oliver back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Two.
Two lands a left hand.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Two lands a shoulder strike.
A short uppercut from Two.
Two misses with a knee strike.
Two lands a hook that snaps the head of Oliver backwards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tourney Two dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Tourney Two's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Oliver tries to bum rush Two with a series of wild strikes but Two uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Oliver throws a combination. Two tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Oliver throws a series of punches but Two moves out of range.
Two connects with a jab.
Oliver lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Two has closed the distance and engaged Oliver in a clinch.
Oliver wants to get back to striking at distance but Two won't allow it.
Two lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Two is leaning against Oliver and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Two.
Two working some nice short punches in the clinch.
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!
Two lands with a left to the head.
Two working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Oliver wants to break the clinch but can't.
Two softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Two lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Two lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Two lands a shoulder strike.
Two lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Oliver.
Two lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Tourney Two seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Two lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Oliver backwards.
Two with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Two with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Oliver avoiding damage as Two throws knees to the body.
Two scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A short right from Two on the inside.
Two lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Two breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Two throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Oliver is looking to counter punch.
Two avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Two cracks Oliver with a good jab.
Two scores with a hook.
Jab, jab by Two - just one landing.
Oliver is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Two.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Nice cross by Two.
Two getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Two scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Two connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Two pushes Oliver up against the cage in a clinch.
Two landing knees to the head.
Two lands a hook to the side of the head.
Two lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Two lands a left hand.
Two throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Oliver blocks it with crossed arms.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Two lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Oliver has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Two lands a right hand.
A short right from Two on the inside.
Two lands a hook that snaps the head of Oliver backwards.
Two misses with a knee strike.
Oliver working hard to break the clinch.
Two lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Oliver wants to break the clinch but can't.
Two pushes Oliver back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Two lands a nice uppercut.
Two pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Oliver defending well as Two loads up on a big left hand.
Oliver scores with a hook.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Two catches Oliver with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Denis Oliver is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Oliver digs a good body shot into Two's ribs.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A jab from Two finds it's way through Oliver's defenses.
Two throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Oliver on the side of the head.
Oliver throws a right and a left that both miss.
Decent striking displayed by Two there.
Two has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Oliver misses with a two punch combination.
Two throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A big right from Oliver misses.
No joy there for Oliver, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Oliver tries to bum rush Two with a series of wild strikes but Two uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Two scores with a jab to the body.
Two walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Two scores with a crisp jab that stopped Oliver in his tracks.
Tourney Two seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Two clinches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tourney Two showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Tourney Two's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Two ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Two throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Two uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Oliver.
Oliver misses with a hook.
Oliver looks to land a combination but Two avoids it well.
Two looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Oliver scores with a body shot.
Oliver fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Two manages to avoid it.
Two throws a head kick but Oliver moves out of range.
Oliver scores with a decent looking hook.
Two has taken the fight to the clinch.
Two tries a knee to the head but Oliver blocks it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Oliver wants to get back to striking at distance but Two won't allow it.
Two lands with a right to the head.
Two lands a shoulder strike.
Two tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Two lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Oliver wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
A shot in the inside from Two.
Two is leaning against Oliver and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Two lands a body shot in the clinch.
Two lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Two lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Oliver backwards.
Oliver looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Two working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Two with an attempt at a knee that misses.
A nice right hand lands inside from Two.
A right handed body shot lands from Two.
Two scores with a nice hook to the head.
Two lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Two breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oliver takes a swing at Two's ribcage but misses.
A punch combination from Oliver misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Oliver throws a right and a left that Two avoids nicely.
Two moves into range and connects with a jab.
Two is looking to land body kicks.
Oliver walks into a left hand.
Two moves into the clinch.
Two scores with a hook to the body.
Two lands a left hand that snaps the head of Oliver backwards.
Still in the clinch, Two scores with a nice short uppercut.
Two lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Oliver backwards.
Two lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Two lands with a short shot to the head.
Two throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Olivers head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Two creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Oliver's defenses.
Two lands a body punch.
A right hook to the body lands for Two.
Two creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Two softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Oliver blocks an elbow strike from Two.
Oliver wants to get back to striking at distance but Two won't allow it.
Two lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Two connects with a knee to the head.
Two with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Two pushes Oliver back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Oliver looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Two throws a knee to the head but misses.
Oliver takes a shot to the head.
Oliver working hard to break the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Two lands a shoulder strike.
Two prevents Oliver from breaking the clinch.
Two pushes Oliver back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Two escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
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!
Oliver uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Two.
Oliver throws a combination. Two tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Oliver slips a jab and a cross from Two.
Two loads up on a big right hand but Oliver slips the punch.
Two wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Two tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Oliver is able to avoid easily.
Oliver will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Two wants to counter the offense by Oliver and move into the clinch position.
Oliver misses with a two punch combination.
Denis Oliver has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Two stuns Oliver with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tourney Two comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Two has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Damien Edna scores the fight for Tourney Two!
Judge Francis DeMontford scores the fight for Tourney Two!
Judge John Mangel scores the fight for Tourney Two!
Tourney Two wins by unanimous decision!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Vandal Savage (ranked 5607 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jeremy Maki (ranked 5501 p4p, 0 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Vandal Savage!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jeremy Maki!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, Bruno Hogan and Steve Erwin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Maki uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Savage.
Maki with the counter takedown but Savage avoids it easily.
Savage misses the shot to the body.
Savage swings for the body but Maki moves out of range.
Savage misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Maki.
Savage sets himself, and Maki steps forward looking for the clinch! Savage avoids it this time.
Maki misses with a wild body shot.
Savage takes a swing at Maki's ribcage but misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Maki with a lazy takedown attempt
and Savage counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Maki thinking.
Savage lands with a right hand.
Maki ducks under a wild hook from Savage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Savage ducks under a wild hook from Maki.
Savage swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Maki blocks a jab.
Nice sprawl there from Savage as Maki shoots in.
Savage swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Maki doesn't succeed with the takedown
letting Savage counter with a right hand.
Vandal Savage has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jeremy Maki.
Maki keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Savage misses with a hook.
Savage throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maki uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Savage.
Savage swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Maki avoids the body shot from Savage.
Maki now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Maki looks for a takedown but Savage sprawls well.
Savage is looking to wear down Maki with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Savage misses with a hook. Maki ducked under it nicely.
Maki displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Savage throws out the jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maki misses the shot to the body.
Savage was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Maki darts in looking for a takedown but Savage gets double underhooks and turns Maki into the cage.
Savage loads up on a big right hand but Maki slips the punch.
Maki doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Savage fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Maki manages to avoid it.
Savage tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Maki was well out of range. Poor timing from Savage.
Maki looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Savage is fending him off so far but Maki persists. Nope, Savage circles away and we're back to standing.
Savage just misses with a punch to the body.
Maki is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Savage misses with a straight left.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maki tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Savage was well out of range. Poor timing from Maki.
Savage appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Vandal Savage is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Maki shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Savage counters with a straight right hand.
Savage throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Maki moves out of range as Savage strikes.
Decent striking displayed by Savage there.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Maki clinches with his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vandal Savage dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Maki on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Savage throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Vandal Savage is winning the standup battle so far.
Savage just misses with a punch to the body.
A jab from Savage misses.
Maki shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Savage was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Savage is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Maki can do to turn this around?
Maki ducks under a wild hook from Savage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Maki looks for a takedown but Savage sprawls well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maki darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Maki moves into full mount! Savage won't be happy about that!
Maki sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Maki swings around for an armbar and he's got it! Wow, that came out of nowhere! What a finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Jeremy Maki!
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