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QFC Tournament 844 Round 3 PBP Commentary |
Co-main event
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Deyonte Lee (ranked 5581 p4p, 0 weight class) and Iron Sheik (ranked 5678 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
2 - 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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Iron Sheik!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Alexandre Firmino and Leandro Rodrigues.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lee fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Lee misses with a series of wild punches.
Sheik catches Lee with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
It looks like Deyonte Lee has been cut.
Sheik moves into the clinch.
Lee is trying to break free.
Sheik works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Sheik manages to break the clinch.
Lee cracks a nice hook into Sheik's ribs.
The crowd cheers as Lee lands an impressive looking overhand right. Sheik doesn't seem phased though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lee misses with a series of wild punches.
Sheik throws a predictable looking body shot
and Lee counters with a nice uppercut.
Sheik misses with a straight right.
Lee displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Sheik throws out the jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sheik jabs at Lee's body.
Sheik throws a shot to the body.
Sheik cracks a nice hook into Lee's ribs.
A swing and a miss from Lee.
Sheik is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Sheik gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Sheik escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Sheik misses with a body punch
and Lee cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Lee misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Sheik counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Sheik.
A frustrated look appears on Lee's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Sheik lands a right hand.
Sheik misses with a punch on the inside.
Sheik goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Nice body punch from Sheik - that landed with a thud.
Sheik misses with a body punch.
Sheik doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sheik keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Lee's efforts to push away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Sheik.
Sheik swings wildly with an uppercut but Lee uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sheik lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Sheik doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Sheik works on Lee's body with a couple of short punches.
Lee working hard to break the clinch.
Sheik doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Sheik lands with a light punch inside.
Sheik lands a body shot in the clinch.
Sheik lands a right hand that snaps the head of Lee backwards.
Sheik throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Lees head.
Sheik lands with a light punch inside.
Sheik lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Lee backwards.
Sheik pushes Lee back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
The referee is keeping an eye on Sheik - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sheik lands a left hand.
A nice right hand lands inside from Sheik.
Sheik lands with a light punch inside.
Sheik working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Sheik scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Sheik stalls.
Sheik works on Lee's body with a couple of short punches.
Lee is breathing heavily.
Sheik working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A right hook to the body lands for Sheik.
Sheik lands a right hand.
Sheik is stalling here.
A nice right hand lands inside from Sheik.
Lee is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Still in the clinch, Sheik scores with a nice short uppercut.
Oh Lee is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Sheik lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Sheik digs a right hand into Lee's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Lee's gas tank.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sheik gets through Lee's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Lee letting Sheik take a breather here.
Sheik throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Lees head.
Sheik lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Lee to his knees! Sheik keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Iron Sheik!
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FIGHT
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Main event
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Higor Pereira (ranked 5681 p4p, 548 weight class) and Kanan Abel (ranked 5652 p4p, 0 weight class). Kanan Abel has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Basic striking
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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
2 - 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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Kanan Abel!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Thiago Cunha and Edson Gomes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pereira shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Abel closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Pereira did well to prevent Abel getting side control.
Pereira is staying active underneath Abel, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Pereira throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Pereira makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Pereira.
Abel preventing the sweep.
Abel tries to stand but Pereira is controlling from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pereira is trying to control the position but Abel postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pereira keeping full guard, as Abel tries to pass.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Abel shoots in but no luck this time.
Pereira tries to counter with a takedown but Abel is quick to defend against it.
Pereira is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Abel's half guard.
Pereira is trying to control. Abel wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Abel holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Pereira stalling.
Abel is trying to get back to full guard.
Pereira wants to control but Abel is keeping him busy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pereira sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Abel defending well though.
Pereira is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Abel tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Abel blocking the ground and pound attempt from Pereira.
Pereira trying to control from half guard but Abel is working away.
Pereira throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Abel to regain full guard.
Pereira trying to control but Abel is working from the bottom.
Pereira engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Abel dives in and grabs Pereira's left leg, looking for a takedown. Pereira pushes down on Abel's head and hops out.
Abel shoots in for a double leg but Pereira sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Higor Pereira has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kanan Abel.
Pereira misses with a takedown attempt - Abel sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Abel misses with a low kick.
Abel keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Pereira fails with the takedown.
Abel shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Pereira has Abel pulled in close to control his posture.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Abel trying to control the position from guard on top but Pereira is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Pereira is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Abel is controlling him.
Abel wants to pass the guard but Pereira is keeping the position.
Abel trying to control but Pereira is working from the bottom.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Abel wants to stand but Pereira has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Kanan Abel will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Pereira drives through with a takedown into guard.
Pereira is looking to work some ground and pound but Abel has wrist control.
Abel keeping moving, preventing Pereira from controlling successfully.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Abel wants to sweep here but Pereira controlling him for the moment.
Abel bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Pereira's guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Abel looking to pass the guard.
Pereira controlling Abel's posture.
Abel wants to pass the guard but Pereira is keeping the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pereira is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Abel stays in close to Pereira's body and controls the position.
Pereira has his feet on Abel's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Pereira looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Abel is fending him off so far but Pereira persists. Nope, Abel circles away and we're back to standing.
Pereira looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Abel!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pereira lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Pereira misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Higor Pereira overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Abel is trying to get back to half guard.
Pereira is working Abel over with some ground and pound from side control.
Abel takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Abel tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Abel is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pereira working the head and body with strikes.
Pereira trying to control the action but Abel is working from the bottom.
You can see the frustration on Abel's face as Pereira controls the position.
Abel is looking for a sweep.
Pereira working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Pereira landing strikes.
Pereira working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Pereira lands a few punches from side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pereira working the ground and pound.
Abel tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Pereira is looking to take a break and control but Abel is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The referee asks Pereira politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Pereira prefers to stall for the moment though.
Abel is trying to get back to half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Pereira working the head and body with strikes.
Pereira sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Abel is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Higor Pereira dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
No luck for Abel with that takedown attempt.
Pereira stuffs the takedown.
Pereira stuffs the takedown attempt from Abel. Abel gets slowly back to his feet.
Higor Pereira has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kanan Abel.
Pereira looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Abel trying to control from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pereira wants to control but Abel is keeping him busy.
Pereira throws a strike but Abel avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pereira working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Abel's head.
Pereira postures up and lands a big shot to Abel's brow.
Abel utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Pereira with a flurry of punches that miss.
Pereira throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Abel works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Pereira throwing strikes but missing.
Pereira postures up in Abel's guard and throws a big left but Abel blocks it.
Abel keeping moving, preventing Pereira from controlling successfully.
Pereira pushing down on Abel's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Abel avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Pereira.
Abel is trying to stand up here but Pereira is controlling him well.
Abel blocking the ground and pound attempt from Pereira.
Pereira working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Pereira wants to lay and pray for a moment but Abel keeps working.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Pereira connects with a nice short shot to Abel's temple.
Pereira prevents Abel from standing back up.
Pereira is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Abel doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Pereira.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pereira missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Pereira misses with a straight right.
Pereira drives through with a takedown into guard.
Pereira is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Abel can do to turn this around?
Pereira scoring with some ground and pound.
Abel wants to stand but Pereira is controlling the position.
Pereira is stalling in the full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pereira won't allow Abel to get back to his feet.
Abel looking to hit a scissor sweep but Pereira is one step ahead there.
Abel wants to stand but Pereira is controlling the position.
Pereira postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Pereira loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Kanan Abel has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Higor Pereira is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Abel working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Pereira doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Pereira manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
And that's the end of the fight!
Higor Pereira showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Pereira 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 Paulo Santos scores the fight for Higor Pereira!
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight for Higor Pereira!
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight for Higor Pereira!
Higor Pereira wins by unanimous decision!
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
31% |
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