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QFC Tournament 848 Round 4 PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Murat Gagiev (ranked 5497 p4p, 0 weight class) and Test Steve Jr (ranked 5386 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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166 lbs
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178 cm
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160 lbs
3 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Good chin |
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Prefers standup |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Murat Gagiev!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Test Steve Jr!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Franklyn Lucas and Russell Pearce.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Steve Jr misses with a hook. Gagiev ducked under it nicely.
Steve Jr cracks a nice hook into Gagiev's ribs.
Gagiev connects with a single shot there.
A lazy left from Gagiev finds it's target.
Gagiev uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Steve Jr.
Gagiev is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Gagiev scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Steve Jr throws an off balance right hand
and Gagiev cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Steve Jr misses with a jab to the body
and Gagiev counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Gagiev walks into a stiff left hand from Steve Jr.
Steve Jr pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Gagiev looks to land a combination but Steve Jr avoids it well.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gagiev throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Steve Jr misses with a hook. Gagiev ducked under it nicely.
Steve Jr throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Gagiev counters with a left and a right that stings Steve Jr.
Test Steve Jr seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A slow jab from Steve Jr misses its intended target.
Steve Jr misses with an uppercut
and Gagiev counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A big left from Steve Jr misses.
A quick step to the side and Gagiev tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Gagiev moves away from the strike by Steve Jr.
Steve Jr swings away with a body shot that misses
and Gagiev counters with a left to the body.
Steve Jr scores with a decent looking hook.
Gagiev lands a lovely overhand right.
Gagiev throws a right and a left that both miss.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Steve Jr fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Steve Jr connects with a body shot.
Steve Jr misses with an uppercut.
The crowd cheers as Gagiev lands an impressive looking overhand right. Steve Jr doesn't seem phased though.
Steve Jr slips a jab from Gagiev.
Gagiev throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Steve Jr misses with a left hand
and Gagiev counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A telegraphed right hand from Steve Jr misses the target.
It looked like Gagiev was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Steve Jr.
Gagiev cracks Steve Jr with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Steve Jr misses with a jab to the body
and Steve Jr takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gagiev takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Gagiev swings for the body but Steve Jr moves out of range.
Gagiev throws a poor cross that misses
and Steve Jr counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Steve Jr throws a hook but Gagiev avoids it easily.
It looked like Gagiev was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Steve Jr connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Gagiev getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Gagiev fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Steve Jr manages to avoid it.
Gagiev sets himself, and Steve Jr steps forward looking for the clinch! Gagiev avoids it this time.
Steve Jr throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Gagiev cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Steve Jr misses with an uppercut. Gagiev saw that one coming.
Gagiev swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Good standup being displayed there by Gagiev as he connects with a hook.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Steve Jr throws a jab but it's blocked by Gagiev.
Steve Jr throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Gagiev sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Steve Jr missing with a left hand there. Gagiev was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Steve Jr swings and misses with a shot to the body
enabling Gagiev to counter with a crisp jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Steve Jr misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Steve Jr takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Steve Jr steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Gagiev.
A countering left hand to the body from Steve Jr misses.
Gagiev works Steve Jr's body with a nice hook.
A looping hook to the body misses from Steve Jr. Gagiev does a little dance to reset his feet.
Steve Jr throws an off balance right hand
and Gagiev counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Gagiev slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Murat Gagiev dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Gagiev lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Murat Gagiev is winning the standup battle so far.
Steve Jr misses with a body shot.
Steve Jr takes a swing at Gagiev's ribcage but misses.
Steve Jr looks to land a combination but Gagiev avoids it well.
Gagiev swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gagiev. Steve Jr does a little dance to reset his feet.
Steve Jr changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gagiev lands a nice hook to Steve Jr's body. Steve Jr takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Nice shot lands for Gagiev.
Steve Jr misses with a left hand
and Gagiev counters with a stiff right hand.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Steve Jr might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Gagiev has got the better of the exchanges.
Jab from Gagiev.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A decent looking cross lands there for Steve Jr.
Steve Jr walks into a jab.
Gagiev walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Gagiev just misses with a punch to the body.
Gagiev avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Steve Jr defending well as Gagiev loads up on a big left hand.
Gagiev misses with a body shot.
A jab from Gagiev misses.
Nice body punch from Steve Jr.
Gagiev will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Steve Jr tries to counter with a clinch but Gagiev shakes him off and moves away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Steve Jr throws a poor cross that misses
and Gagiev counters with a nice body shot.
Steve Jr thows a left - swing and a miss!
Steve Jr misses with a combination
and Gagiev counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Steve Jr thinking.
A right-left combo lands from Gagiev.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Steve Jr misses with a body shot
letting Gagiev counter with a right hand.
Steve Jr misses with a body punch
and Gagiev counters with a straight right hand.
Nice body punch from Gagiev.
Steve Jr uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gagiev.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Steve Jr digs a good body shot into Gagiev's ribs.
A slow jab from Steve Jr misses its intended target.
Steve Jr thuds a left hand into Gagiev's body.
Steve Jr is breathing heavily.
Gagiev looks to throw the jab but Steve Jr is out of range.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Steve Jr! But no joy.
Nice defenses there by Gagiev.
Gagiev appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Gagiev scores with a sloppy right hand. Steve Jr should have avoided that one.
A decent looking cross lands there for Gagiev.
Jab by Gagiev.
Steve Jr takes a swing at Gagiev's ribcage but misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gagiev connects with a nice looking jab.
Left hook, right uppercut from Gagiev.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gagiev with a hook.
Gagiev displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Steve Jr is rocked!
Gagiev cracks Steve Jr with a hook to the temple - Steve Jr is on wobbly legs here! Gagiev swarms him with hook after hook, landing with each one! Steve Jr falls to the canvas face first and the referee dives in to stop the fight! Gagiev wins by TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:32 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Murat Gagiev!
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FIGHT
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