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QFC Tournament 948 Round 3 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Zachary Benjamins (ranked 4880 p4p, 0 weight class) and Elo Veena (ranked 4786 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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BJJ White Belt
Brawler
KO power |
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Solid Muay Thai
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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 New York, Zachary Benjamins!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Elo Veena!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, Chad Campbell and Jonathan Paton.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Veena throws a body shot but no joy.
Benjamins forces Veena back against the cage and clinches.
Benjamins breaks the clinch.
Benjamins drives through with a takedown into Veena's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Benjamins controls from within his opponent's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Benjamins stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Veena swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Benjamins is stalling in the full guard.
Benjamins makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Veena can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Benjamins controls the pace.
Benjamins stands and steps away. Veena gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Benjamins clinches up against the cage.
Veena doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Veena tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Veena lands a hook that snaps the head of Benjamins backwards.
Benjamins has Veena pressed against the cage.
Veena can't find room to land a body shot as Benjamins controls the action.
Benjamins misses with a knee to the head.
A short right from Veena.
Benjamins is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Veena pulls him back up using the underhooks.
A nice right hand lands inside from Veena.
Benjamins is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Benjamins is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Benjamins jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Veena walks away with a smile on his face. Benjamins gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Zachary Benjamins. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Veena rushes Benjamins and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Nice body punch from Veena - that landed with a thud.
Veena lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A hook to the body from Veena.
Benjamins is breathing heavily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Veena lands a shot to the body.
Veena controlling the action here for a moment.
Veena lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Benjamins or not.
Veena pushes Benjamins back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Nice body punch from Veena.
Veena lands a hook that snaps the head of Benjamins backwards.
A body shot lands from Veena.
Veena lands a body shot in the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Veena creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Veena stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Veena is stalling here.
Veena working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Veena presses Benjamins against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Veena digs a right hand underneath Benjamins's ribcage. Benjamins let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A short right from Veena on the inside.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Veena works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A hook to the body from Veena.
Veena scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Veena lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Veena is working Benjamins over against the cage.
Veena is pushing Benjamins up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Veena lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Veena lands a hook that snaps the head of Benjamins backwards.
Still in the clinch, Veena scores with a nice short uppercut.
Nice body punch from Veena - that landed with a thud.
Veena pushes Benjamins back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Elo Veena dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Benjamins with a lazy takedown attempt
and Veena counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Veena lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Veena prevents a takedown attempt there.
Veena scores with a shot to the side of Benjamins's head.
Veena lands a shot to the body.
Veena lands a hook to the side of the head.
Benjamins is rocked!
Good body shot from Veena.
Oh Benjamins is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Veena scores with a hook to the body.
Veena dips a shoulder and cracks Benjamins with a mighty uppercut! Benjamins falls back against the cage and Veena unloads with a barrage of strikes! Benjamins is completely out with his eyes open, only supported by the cage! Save him ref! Eventually the ref decides to do his job and jumps in - Veena screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:39 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Elo Veena!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Igor Warlovski (ranked 4758 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lawler Robby (ranked 4881 p4p, 0 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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Basic striking
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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 New York, Igor Warlovski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Lawler Robby!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, Franklyn Lucas and David Schapiro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Warlovski tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Robby manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Robby getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Robby scores with the left hand. Warlovski knows he should have avoided that one.
Warlovski gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Warlovski tries to close the distance and clinch up but Robby swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Robby listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Warlovski uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Robby.
Warlovski misses with a wild body shot.
Warlovski walks into a stiff left hand from Robby.
Warlovski drives through and clinches with Robby against the cage.
Robby misses with the head strike.
Robby misses with a punch on the inside.
Robby misses with some punches.
Warlovski doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Robby working aggressively here.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Warlovski blocking some punches.
Robby has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Warlovski cracks Robby with a nice body shot.
Warlovski throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A short right from Warlovski on the inside.
Robby throws a punch but it's blocked by Warlovski.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Warlovski blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Warlovski fails to land.
A short left from Warlovski.
Warlovski tries a body shot but Robby blocks it.
Warlovski goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Warlovski misses with a body punch.
Warlovski can't find room to land a body shot as Robby controls the action.
Warlovski lands an uppercut.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Warlovski.
Robby misses with the head strike.
Warlovski tries a body shot but Robby blocks it.
Warlovski doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Warlovski has a couple of punches blocked by Robby.
Warlovski tries to work over Robby's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Warlovski misses with a body punch.
Warlovski lands a right hand that snaps the head of Robby backwards.
Robby blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Robby prevents a body shot from Warlovski.
Warlovski blocks an uppercut.
Robby lands a hook that snaps the head of Warlovski backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice right hand lands inside from Robby.
Robby misses with the head strike.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Robby.
Robby can't break the clinch.
Robby is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Warlovski is keeping busy.
Robby pushes Warlovski back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A left hand lands to the body for Warlovski.
Warlovski tries to throw a body punch but Robby avoids it by throwing Warlovski back against the cage.
Warlovski working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Warlovski lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Robby backwards.
Warlovski misses with some punches.
Robby misses with a punch on the inside.
Robby misses with a punch on the inside.
Robby scores with a shot to the side of Warlovski's head.
Robby blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Robby misses with some punches.
Robby swings wildly with an uppercut but Warlovski uses good head movement to avoid it.
Warlovski lands a nice shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Warlovski lands a right hand.
Warlovski makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Warlovski swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Warlovski misses with the head strike.
A short right from Warlovski on the inside.
Warlovski tries a body shot but Robby blocks it.
Warlovski scores with a nice hook to the head.
Robby lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Warlovski backwards.
Warlovski tries to work over Robby's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A short right from Warlovski on the inside.
Warlovski blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Robby misses with a hook from the clinch.
Warlovski pushes Robby back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short body shot lands from Warlovski as the two fighters clinch.
Warlovski working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Warlovski misses with the head strike.
Warlovski misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Warlovski lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Robby backwards.
Warlovski cracks Robby with a nice body shot.
Robby looks winded!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Robby misses with a punch on the inside.
Warlovski working aggressively here.
Robby doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Warlovski misses with a hook to the ribs.
Warlovski lands a left hand.
Robby is trying to break free.
Warlovski lands a nice uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Warlovski.
Warlovski doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Warlovski cracks Robby with a nice body shot.
Warlovski misses with a hook to the ribs.
Robby misses with a hook to the ribs.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Warlovski blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Warlovski can't find room to land a body shot as Robby controls the action.
Warlovski stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Warlovski blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Robby has had enough of the clinch but Warlovski keeps him there for the moment.
Warlovski scores with a hook to the body.
Warlovski lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Robby.
Warlovski lands a body punch in the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Igor Warlovski dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Warlovski moves into the clinch.
Warlovski tries to throw a body punch but Robby avoids it by throwing Warlovski back against the cage.
Robby is trying to break the clinch but Warlovski has him pressed against the cage.
Warlovski misses with a punch to the body.
Warlovski blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Robby has a couple of punches blocked by Warlovski.
A right handed body shot lands from Warlovski.
Warlovski is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Robby can do to turn this around?
Warlovski lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Warlovski lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Robby backwards.
Warlovski misses with a punch to the body.
Robby fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Robby is looking to break free of the clinch but Warlovski has double underhooks.
Warlovski lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Warlovski blocks a punch to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Warlovski lands a shoulder strike.
Warlovski presses Robby against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Warlovski tries to work over Robby's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Robby is breathing heavily.
Warlovski lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Warlovski digs a right hand into Robby's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Robby's gas tank.
Warlovski lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Robby backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Warlovski lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A short uppercut from Warlovski.
Warlovski works on Robby's body with a couple of short punches.
Warlovski lands a left hand that snaps the head of Robby backwards.
Robby blocks a body shot from Warlovski.
Nice body punch from Warlovski - that landed with a thud.
Warlovski lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Robby backwards.
Nice body punch from Warlovski - that landed with a thud.
Warlovski lands a left hand that snaps the head of Robby backwards.
Still in the clinch, Warlovski scores with a nice short uppercut.
Warlovski lands a right hand.
Robby is rocked!
Warlovski tries to work over Robby's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Robby's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Warlovski tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Robby's elbow.
Warlovski pushes Robby back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Warlovski stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Warlovski lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Robby or not.
Warlovski tries to throw a body punch but Robby avoids it by throwing Warlovski back against the cage.
Warlovski lands a right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Warlovski lands a shot to the body.
A right hand to the body from Warlovski.
Warlovski lands a left hand that snaps the head of Robby backwards.
Robby has a couple of punches blocked by Warlovski.
A short body shot lands from Warlovski as the two fighters clinch.
Warlovski lands with a right to the head.
Warlovski lands a shot to the body.
Warlovski struggles to land a body shot inside as Robby controls his hands.
Warlovski lands a body shot in the clinch.
Warlovski is working Robby over against the cage.
Warlovski lands a hook to the side of the head.
Warlovski gets through Robby's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Warlovski lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Warlovski lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Robby backwards.
A body shot lands from Warlovski.
Warlovski cracks Robby with a nice body shot.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Warlovski.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Warlovski.
Nice body punch from Warlovski.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Warlovski throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Warlovski lands a hook to the side of the head.
Warlovski misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Warlovski lands a right hand that snaps the head of Robby backwards.
Warlovski lands a body shot in the clinch.
A short uppercut from Warlovski.
Warlovski scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Robby is still on wobbly legs! Can Warlovski finish him?
A short right from Warlovski on the inside.
Warlovski lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Warlovski creates some distance for himself and unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Robby's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Robby drops to his knees and Warlovski pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:39 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Igor Warlovski!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jet Chan (ranked 4945 p4p, 239 weight class) and Flange McDrippy (ranked 3095 p4p, 353 weight class). Flange McDrippy will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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BJJ Brown Belt
Counter fighter
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Excellent boxer
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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 New York, Jet Chan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Flange McDrippy!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, Anthony Taglia and Bruno Lombardi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McDrippy ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Chan moves away.
Chan feinted with a counter takedown.
McDrippy scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
It looks like Jet Chan has been cut.
McDrippy cracks Chan with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Chan looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can McDrippy finish him?
Chan is rocked!
Today's fight clock is brought to you by... OOOH that's a huge shot by McDrippy! Chan is in big trouble here - the ref steps in to save him and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Flange McDrippy!
Flange McDrippy thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Main event
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lightning Fury (ranked 4757 p4p, 0 weight class) and Adonis Banks (ranked 4882 p4p, 0 weight class). Lightning Fury has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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210 lbs
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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 New York, Lightning Fury!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Adonis Banks!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Steve Montenegro and Russell Pearce.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Banks rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Fury moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Fury moves into the clinch successfully.
Fury pulls guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Fury working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Banks doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Banks manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Fury is looking for a triangle but Banks pushes his legs off easily.
Fury trying to control the position.
Banks is looking to stand up but Fury won't let him.
Fury wants to sweep but no luck.
Fury has managed to work for a loose triangle. I think Banks should be able to defend this one pretty easily though. Oh, Fury has tightened it up now! Banks should have reacted faster there - he's in big trouble and yes, he's tapped out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Lightning Fury!
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