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QFC Tournament 825 Round 4 PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Monte Casanova (ranked 5556 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rolen Bowles (ranked 5639 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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180 lbs
3 - 0 - 0 |
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169 cm
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169 lbs
3 - 0 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Basic striking
KO power |
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BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Monte Casanova!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Rolen Bowles !
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Casanova shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Bowles napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Casanova looks up at the clock and then as Bowles takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Casanova smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Casanova lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Bowles down.
Casanova is putting a hurting on Bowles here, landing some big shots from side control.
Casanova lands a nice forearm strike.
Bowles takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Casanova scores with punches from side control.
Casanova scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Bowles to see if he's OK.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Casanova wants to control but Bowles is keeping him busy.
Casanova is chipping away with strikes.
Casanova working the head and body with strikes.
Bowles on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Casanova really is a fat lump.
Bowles is trying to improve his position.
Casanova staying calm.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bowles on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Bowles really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Casanova. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Casanova working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Casanova is looking to take a break and control but Bowles is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Bowles is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Casanova connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Bowles some visible discomfort.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Casanova working the body and head with strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Casanova cracks Bowles with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Casanova working the body and head with strikes.
Casanova is staying tight to Bowles 's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Casanova working the ground and pound.
Casanova wants to lay and pray for a moment but Bowles keeps working.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Bowles is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Casanova works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Bowles struggling a bit here.
Bowles is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Casanova cracks Bowles with an elbow. That is naaassty.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bowles on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Bowles takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Casanova lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Bowles taking punishment in the form of punches.
Casanova remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Casanova cracks Bowles with a big right hand but Bowles just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Casanova working the head and body with strikes.
Casanova lands some shots froms side control.
Casanova working the head with strikes.
Bowles wants to control but Casanova postures up.
Casanova lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Casanova scoring with punches and elbows.
Bowles looks winded!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Casanova working the ground and pound from side control.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bowles is trying to escape the position but Casanova is controlling the position.
Casanova creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Casanova is putting a hurting on Bowles here, landing some big shots from side control.
Casanova cracks Bowles with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Casanova wants to lay and pray for a moment but Bowles keeps working.
Check out the look on Casanova's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Casanova in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Casanova grinds an elbow into Bowles 's temple.
Bowles takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Bowles takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Bowles takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Monte Casanova dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Casanova shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Casanova lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Casanova's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Casanova with a nice head shot there.
Casanova with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Casanova keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Bowles 's head.
Casanova is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Bowles can do to turn this around?
Casanova advances to half guard.
Bowles on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Casanova scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Casanova takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Casanova frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Bowles is breathing heavily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Casanova working the ground and pound effectively.
Bowles is in a horrible position here. Casanova smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Casanova with shots to the head and body - Bowles looks very uncomfortable down there.
Casanova landing strikes from the mount.
A nice elbow there by Casanova.
Monte Casanova overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Casanova is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Bowles can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Casanova is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Bowles can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Casanova dominating with strikes here.
Casanova has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Bowles 's face.
Bowles is bucking up trying to escape but Casanova cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
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!
Casanova punishing his opponent with strikes.
Casanova with shots to the head and body - Bowles looks very uncomfortable down there.
Casanova lands a heavy elbow.
Casanova scoring with strikes but Bowles is staying in there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Casanova landing strikes from the mount.
A nice elbow there by Casanova.
Bowles is rocked!
Casanova with the ground and pound from mount.
Bowles is still in real trouble! Can Casanova finish him?
BOOM! Casanova connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Casanova with shots to the head and body - Bowles looks very uncomfortable down there.
Casanova putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Casanova postures up and lands a whopping elbow - oh that's hurt Bowles bigstyle! Two more strikes land for Casanova and the fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:42 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Monte Casanova!
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FIGHT
RATING
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