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QFC Tournament 844 Round 2 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Iron Sheik (ranked 6005 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frankie Gracia (ranked 5746 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Big right hand |
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Iron Sheik!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Frankie Gracia !
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Leandro Rodrigues and Mauricio Rocha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sheik stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Sheik wants it to stay on the feet.
Sheik fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gracia manages to avoid it.
Gracia is trying hard to land a takedown here. Sheik sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Gracia shoots in for a takedown but Sheik shows good takedown defense.
Iron Sheik has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Frankie Gracia .
Gracia goes for a double leg but Sheik avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Sheik continues to drive forward.
Sheik is looking to counter punch.
Sheik lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Gracia circles away quickly and effectively.
Gracia keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Gracia tries for a takedown but Sheik sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Sheik throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Gracia counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Gracia ducks under a wild hook from Sheik.
Iron Sheik seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gracia shoots in but Sheik avoids the takedown attempt easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gracia uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Sheik.
Sheik fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gracia manages to avoid it.
Gracia works Sheik's body with a nice hook.
Sheik has managed to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracia blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Gracia looking to stall.
Sheik working aggressively here.
Gracia tries to break the clinch but Sheik is controlling the position.
Sheik throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Gracia looks winded!
Sheik pushes Gracia back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Sheik goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Sheik scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Sheik scores with a hook to the body.
Sheik scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A hook to the body from Sheik.
Sheik lands a nice uppercut.
Sheik lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Sheik lands a nice shot to the body.
Sheik cracks Gracia with a nice body shot.
Nice body punch from Sheik.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sheik scores with a shot to the side of Gracia 's head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sheik scores with a nice hook to the head.
A right hand to the body from Sheik.
Sheik lands a nice uppercut.
Gracia blocks an uppercut.
Sheik is leaning against Gracia and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Sheik lands an uppercut.
Sheik working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Sheik misses with a hook to the ribs.
Still in the clinch, Sheik scores with a nice short uppercut.
Sheik lands an uppercut.
Sheik stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Sheik misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Sheik tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Sheik.
Sheik makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Sheik.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracia blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Sheik lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Sheik has a couple of punches blocked by Gracia .
Gracia blocks a body shot from Sheik.
Sheik doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Sheik lands a body shot.
Still in the clinch, Sheik scores with a nice short uppercut.
A nice right hand lands inside from Sheik.
Sheik lands with a left to the head.
Sheik lands a left hand that snaps the head of Gracia backwards.
Sheik lands a hook to the side of the head.
Sheik misses with a punch to the body.
A nice right hand lands inside from Sheik.
Sheik lands a body punch in the clinch.
Sheik lands a hook to the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sheik lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sheik has a couple of punches blocked by Gracia .
Sheik goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Sheik lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Sheik tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Sheik misses with a body punch.
Sheik scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Sheik breaks from the clinch.
Sheik just misses with a punch to the body.
Sheik misses with a wild body shot.
A countering left hand to the body from Gracia misses.
Sheik moves into the clinch.
Sheik lands a right hand that snaps the head of Gracia backwards.
Nice body punch from Sheik.
Sheik lands a left hand.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sheik lands a shot to the body.
Gracia blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Sheik is working Gracia over against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Iron Sheik dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Sheik forces Gracia back against the cage and clinches.
Sheik is working Gracia over against the cage.
Sheik lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Gracia backwards.
Gracia blocks an uppercut.
Sheik lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Gracia is looking to take this one to the mat.
Sheik throws a head punch that misses.
Iron Sheik has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Gracia .
A nice left hand lands by Sheik.
Sheik lands a hook to the side of the head.
Gracia takes a shot to the head.
Sheik swings wildly with an uppercut but Gracia uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sheik misses with the head strike.
Sheik throws a punch but it's blocked by Gracia .
Gracia is breathing heavily.
Sheik gets through Gracia 's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Sheik as Gracia tries to tie him up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A left hand lands to the body for Sheik.
Gracia prevents a body shot from Sheik.
A shot in the inside from Sheik.
Sheik lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Gracia backwards.
Sheik working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Sheik lands a shot to the body.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Sheik as Gracia tries to tie him up.
Sheik lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Sheik misses with some punches.
Gracia prevents a body shot from Sheik.
Sheik lands a left hand.
Sheik tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Gracia 's elbow.
Sheik tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Sheik breaks the clinch.
Sheik takes a swing at Gracia 's ribcage but misses.
Sheik is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Gracia can do to turn this around?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracia uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Sheik.
Gracia bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Sheik misses with a jab, cross combination.
Sheik closes the distance and pushes Gracia back into the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A shot in the inside from Sheik.
Sheik has a couple of punches blocked by Gracia .
Sheik breaks from the clinch.
Gracia ducks under a wild hook from Sheik.
Sheik looks to score with a jab to the body but Gracia is just out of range.
Sheik has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Gracia uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sheik.
Sheik takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Gracia tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Sheik was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Sheik just misses with a punch to the body.
Sheik moves into the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sheik lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Gracia or not.
Sheik lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Gracia .
A quick uppercut on the inside from Sheik.
Sheik throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Sheik pushes Gracia back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Gracia takes a shot to the head.
Sheik digs a right hand underneath Gracia 's ribcage. Gracia let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Sheik lands a body shot.
Sheik scores with a nice hook to the head.
Sheik is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Gracia 's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
A short left from Sheik.
Sheik lands a nice uppercut.
Sheik scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Sheik lands a right hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sheik working aggressively here.
Sheik digs a right hand into Gracia 's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Gracia 's gas tank.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sheik pushes Gracia back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Sheik scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Sheik digs a right hand into Gracia 's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Gracia 's gas tank.
Sheik makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Sheik digs a right hand underneath Gracia 's ribcage. Gracia let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Sheik lands a body shot.
Sheik scores with a shot to the side of Gracia 's head.
Sheik controlling the action here for a moment.
Sheik lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Gracia or not.
Sheik lands a nice uppercut.
Sheik tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Gracia 's elbow.
Sheik is stalling here.
Sheik scores with a shoulder strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Iron Sheik dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Sheik throws out a loose jab but Gracia uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sheik instigates a clinch.
Sheik misses with some punches.
Sheik lands a body shot.
Sheik scores with a nice hook to the head.
Sheik misses with a punch to the body.
Sheik doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Sheik scores with a shoulder strike.
Gracia goes for a takedown in the clinch but Sheik prevents it.
Sheik struggles to land a body shot inside as Gracia controls his hands.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gracia is trying to break the clinch but Sheik has him pressed against the cage.
Sheik swings wildly with an uppercut but Gracia uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gracia takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Sheik lands an uppercut.
Sheik has a couple of punches blocked by Gracia .
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sheik throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Gracia s head.
Sheik lands an uppercut.
Sheik doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Sheik.
Sheik tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Gracia 's elbow.
Sheik throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Gracia s head.
Sheik doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Sheik lands with a short shot to the head.
Sheik lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Sheik misses with a hook from the clinch.
Sheik has a couple of punches blocked by Gracia .
Sheik throws a punch but it's blocked by Gracia .
A shot in the inside from Sheik.
Good body shot from Sheik.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Sheik.
Sheik lands a right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gracia blocking some punches.
Sheik lands with a short shot to the head.
Sheik cracks Gracia with a nice body shot.
Nice body punch from Sheik.
Sheik swings wildly with an uppercut but Gracia uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sheik lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Sheik stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Sheik pushes Gracia back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Sheik lands a shoulder strike.
Sheik pushes Gracia back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A nice left hand lands by Sheik.
Sheik content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Sheik misses with a punch to the body.
Sheik lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Still in the clinch, Sheik scores with a nice short uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sheik scores with a shot to the side of Gracia 's head.
Sheik digs a right hand into Gracia 's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Gracia 's gas tank.
Come on Sheik - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Gracia looking for a takedown.
Sheik lands a hook to the side of the head.
Sheik lands a right hand that snaps the head of Gracia backwards.
Sheik is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
A left hand lands to the body for Sheik.
Sheik lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Gracia or not.
Sheik works on Gracia 's body with a couple of short punches.
Sheik misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Sheik throws a punch but it's blocked by Gracia .
A short left from Sheik.
Sheik is leaning against Gracia and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sheik scores with a shot to the side of Gracia 's head.
Gracia is working for takedown but Sheik is calmly controlling the position for now.
Iron Sheik has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Frankie Gracia .
A nice right hand lands inside from Sheik.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sheik lands a right hand that snaps the head of Gracia backwards.
Nice body punch from Sheik - that landed with a thud.
Sheik lands a body shot in the clinch.
Sheik lands a left hand.
Gracia takes a shot to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Sheik fails to land.
A short body shot lands from Sheik as the two fighters clinch.
Gracia is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Sheik is defending well for now.
Sheik scores with a hook to the body.
Sheik lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Gracia backwards.
Sheik scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Frankie Gracia has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Nice body punch from Sheik.
And that's the end of the fight!
Iron Sheik showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Sheik has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Felipe Paraventi scores the fight for Iron Sheik!
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight for Iron Sheik!
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight for Iron Sheik!
Iron Sheik wins by unanimous decision!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Deyonte Lee (ranked 5719 p4p, 0 weight class) and Victor Kowalevitz (ranked 5669 p4p, 0 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Deyonte Lee!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Victor Kowalevitz!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Paulo Santos and Edson Gomes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kowalevitz fails with the takedown
and Lee counters with a nice uppercut.
Kowalevitz gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Lee counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Lee scores with a shot to the body.
Kowalevitz misses with a takedown attempt
and Lee counters with a straight right hand.
Deyonte Lee has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Victor Kowalevitz.
Lee with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Kowalevitz shoots in for a takedown but Lee shows good takedown defense.
Lee scores with a sloppy right hand. Kowalevitz should have avoided that one.
Kowalevitz shoots in but no luck this time.
Lee appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Kowalevitz shoots in for a double leg but Lee sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Lee drops Kowalevitz with a beautiful combination! Kowalevitz stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Lee is looking for the KO!
Kowalevitz is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Are you kidding me?! Lee ducked down and unloaded an uppercut from hell that sent Kowalevitz clean off his feet! Someone make me a GIF - that's knockout of the night for sure!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Deyonte Lee!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Izz Addin Al Qassam (ranked 5682 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kanan Abel (ranked 5895 p4p, 0 weight class). Izz Addin Al Qassam had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Izz Addin Al Qassam!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Kanan Abel!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Leandro Rodrigues and Seu Braga.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Al Qassam avoids the head kick by Abel.
Al Qassam shoots for a double leg takedown but Abel sprawls well. He's pushed Al Qassam's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Al Qassam moves in looking to clinch but Abel pushes him off.
Abel shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Al Qassam napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Al Qassam tries to get back to his feet but has found himself mounted instead. Damn, that's gotta suck.
Al Qassam tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Abel scores with a couple of good head shots there.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Abel tries to control but Al Qassam wriggling away.
Al Qassam wants to hold on but Abel pushes him away.
Abel has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Abel lands a big shot there that rocks Al Qassam but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Al Qassam tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Abel looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Al Qassam is looking to get to half guard.
Abel landing strikes from the mount.
Al Qassam working to try and regain half guard.
Abel sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Al Qassam is squirming around, avoiding Abel's attempts to control the action.
Abel looking to finish with strikes here!
Abel goes for an armbar but Al Qassam turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Al Qassam.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Al Qassam trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Abel working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Al Qassam.
Al Qassam tries to free his leg and advance position but Abel is retaining full guard.
Abel is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Al Qassam throws a strike but Abel rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Abel is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Let's hope that Abel 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.
Al Qassam is pulling down on Abel's head to control his posture.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Abel postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Al Qassam trying to control the position here.
Al Qassam wants to get back to his feet but Abel is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Abel stopping the sweep attempt from Al Qassam.
That's four 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.
Al Qassam wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Al Qassam on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Al Qassam tries to get out of the position.
Al Qassam keeping moving, preventing Abel from controlling successfully.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Abel shoots in looking for a takedown. Al Qassam tries to sprawl out of it but Abel keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Al Qassam manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Abel keeps the fight on the outside.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Al Qassam drives through and clinches with Abel against the cage.
Abel manages to pull guard.
Al Qassam with a flurry of punches that miss.
Al Qassam postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Abel tries to land a sweep but no joy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kanan Abel 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.
Al Qassam misses with a takedown attempt - Abel sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Al Qassam tries to close the distance and clinch but Abel swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Al Qassam gets a double leg takedown into Abel's guard.
Al Qassam won't allow Abel to sweep him here.
Abel avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Al Qassam in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Abel has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Abel trying to keep a closed guard but Al Qassam is proving a slippery customer.
Abel scores with a nice shot.
Abel is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Al Qassam postures up in Abel's guard and throws a big left but Abel blocks it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Al Qassam postures up and lands a big shot to Abel's brow.
Al Qassam throws an elbow that misses. Abel uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Al Qassam's guard. Nice move by Abel!
Al Qassam looking for a sweep. Not yet Al Qassam, not yet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Al Qassam is working hard here to advance position.
Abel trying to stand up but can't free himself from Al Qassam's guard.
Abel sitting in guard here, content to control.
Abel wants to control from the top but Al Qassam keeps moving.
Abel wants to pass the guard but Al Qassam is keeping the position.
Abel tries to stand but Al Qassam is controlling from the bottom.
Al Qassam is pulling down on Abel's head. It's preventing any offense from Abel, at least for the moment.
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.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Al Qassam changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Abel tries to avoid it but Al Qassam manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Abel to the ground. Abel escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Kanan Abel is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Al Qassam fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Izz Addin Al Qassam. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Al Qassam dives in and grabs Abel's left leg, looking for a takedown. Abel pushes down on Al Qassam's head and hops out.
Al Qassam gets caught napping as Abel dives in and scores a takedown. Al Qassam manages to retain guard.
Al Qassam is trying to control the position but Abel postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Al Qassam is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Abel is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Abel passes Al Qassam's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Abel is looking to take a break and control but Al Qassam is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Abel is working for a submission of some sort.
Abel throwing shots but Al Qassam is blocking nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Abel seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Al Qassam wants to improve his position but Abel is controlling well.
Al Qassam avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Abel.
Al Qassam preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Al Qassam is looking to control Abel's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Al Qassam avoid being mounted?
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Al Qassam desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Abel is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kanan Abel showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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. This is the final round!
Al Qassam rushes Abel and presses him up against the cage.
Al Qassam is trying to pull guard but Abel turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Al Qassam tries to pull guard but Abel holds him up against the cage and eventually Al Qassam drops back down to his feet.
Al Qassam is trying to pull guard but Abel turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Izz Addin Al Qassam. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Al Qassam jumps guard and drags Abel to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Abel wants to control from the top but Al Qassam keeps moving.
Abel throws a big right hand that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Abel wanted to stand there but Al Qassam had control of the position.
Al Qassam is pulling down on Abel's head. It's preventing any offense from Abel, at least for the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Abel wants to control from the top but Al Qassam keeps moving.
Abel postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Abel wants to stand but Al Qassam has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Al Qassam looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Al Qassam is pulling down on Abel's head to control his posture.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Abel fails with a takedown attempt.
A quick step to the side and Al Qassam tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Abel misses with a head kick.
Al Qassam wants to clinch
and Abel counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Abel.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Al Qassam has Abel pulled in close to control his posture.
Abel trying to control the position from guard on top but Al Qassam is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Al Qassam keeping full guard, as Abel tries to pass.
Al Qassam controlling the position.
Al Qassam has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Abel has passed into side control.
Abel wants to control but Al Qassam is keeping him busy.
Abel advances to full mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Al Qassam wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Al Qassam reaches up to try and control the position but Abel seems to have an arm triangle now! Uh oh! Al Qassam rolls and tries to escape and now Abel has his back!
Abel is remaining active here, looking for the choke. The more discerning members of the crowd will appreciate his efforts.
Al Qassam trying to control the hands but Abel breaks the grip.
Al Qassam can't escape the position.
Abel gets his hands free as Al Qassam looks to control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Al Qassam is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Al Qassam is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
Abel is not going to allow Al Qassam to sit and survive in this position.
Al Qassam tries to escape the position.
The crowd hopeful of a finish here - Abel's supporters are on their feet, screaming for him to go for the rear naked choke.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
And that's the end of the fight!
Kanan Abel comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Abel winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Alexandre Firmino scores the fight for Kanan Abel!
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight for Kanan Abel!
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight for Kanan Abel!
Kanan Abel wins by unanimous decision!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Higor Pereira (ranked 6002 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jimmy Gonzalez (ranked 5935 p4p, 0 weight class). Jimmy Gonzalez is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Higor Pereira!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jimmy Gonzalez!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Emerson Jorge and Matheus Silva.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pereira closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Gonzalez quickly recovers to half guard.
Gonzalez is trying to get back to full guard.
Gonzalez looking for submissions off his back.
Nice strikes from Pereira there.
Pereira scoring with strikes to the body and head.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Gonzalez works his way to full guard. Good work.
Pereira trying to control the position from guard on top but Gonzalez is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Gonzalez tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Pereira cracks Gonzalez with a solid left hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gonzalez throws his legs up looking for a submission but Pereira uses it to pass to side control.
Gonzalez is looking for a sweep.
Check out the look on Pereira's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Pereira is working Gonzalez over with some ground and pound from side control.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
You can see the frustration on Gonzalez's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gonzalez manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The fighters are battling for position here. Gonzalez manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Pereira working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Gonzalez's head.
Pereira works over Gonzalez with some ground and pound from guard.
Gonzalez can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Pereira controls the pace.
Pereira postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Gonzalez looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Pereira has picked Gonzalez up and slammed him! Gonzalez can't keep hold of the triangle and Pereira manages to pass to side control!
Pereira is looking to take a break and control but Gonzalez is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Gonzalez tries to bench press Pereira off him but Pereira keeps the position.
Gonzalez takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Pereira in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Gonzalez is looking to reverse the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gonzalez gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Gonzalez is pressing down on Pereira's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Pereira postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Gonzalez working for submissions but it's allowed Pereira to get to half guard.
Pereira landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Pereira takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Pereira looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gonzalez tries to get to full guard but Pereira has control of the leg.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Pereira looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Gonzalez with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Gonzalez slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Pereira is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pereira working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Gonzalez's head.
Pereira wants to control from the top but Gonzalez keeps moving.
Pereira content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Gonzalez is rocked!
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Pereira's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Gonzalez is still in real trouble! Can Pereira finish him?
Pereira gets to his feet and stands over Gonzalez, holding his ankles. He dives in with a big left hand that connects! Gonzalez felt that one! Pereira unloads more punches and elbows and this one is over! The ref has dived in to save Gonzalez from any more punishment!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Higor Pereira!
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