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QFC Tournament 962 Round 3 PBP Commentary |
Co-main event
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Inagawa Kai (ranked 4389 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chace Chacing (ranked 4204 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Inagawa Kai!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Chace Chacing!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Gwen Towbar and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kai tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Chacing uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Kai clinches up against the cage.
Chacing digs a right hand underneath Kai's ribcage. Kai let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Kai is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Chacing to keep the fight standing.
A short right from Chacing on the inside.
A hook to the body from Chacing.
Kai is breathing heavily.
A right hook to the body lands for Chacing.
A shot in the inside from Chacing.
Kai on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Chacing lands with a right to the head.
Chacing controlling the action here for a moment.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Chacing.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Chacing lands an uppercut.
Chacing lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Kai.
A right hook to the body lands for Chacing.
Chacing scores with a shoulder strike.
A short left from Chacing.
Kai on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Still in the clinch, Chacing scores with a nice short uppercut.
Chacing throws a big uppercut that drops Kai! More strikes from Chacing and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Kai lies dazed against the cage as Chacing celebrates with his cornermen!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:08 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Chace Chacing!
An out of breath Chace Chacing thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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FIGHT
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Main event
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Billy Kerel (ranked 4192 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kenny Cann (ranked 4196 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Billy Kerel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kenny Cann!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Daniel Franklin and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cann looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Kerel clinches up with Cann and pushes him back against the cage.
Cann takes a shot to the head.
Kerel can't find room to land a body shot as Cann controls the action.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Kerel.
Cann tries to pull guard but Kerel forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Cann tries to pull guard but Kerel forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Billy Kerel has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kenny Cann.
Kerel lands a hook to the side of the head.
Cann blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kerel scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Cann is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Kerel to keep the fight standing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kerel throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Canns head.
Kerel works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Kerel softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cann tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Kerel just stands there and leans against the cage.
Cann takes a shot to the head.
Cann jumps into guard, dragging Kerel to the mat.
Cann is looking for a triangle but Kerel pushes his legs off easily.
Kerel knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Cann on the ground.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kerel is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Kerel wants to stand but Cann has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Cann looking for a guillotine here but Kerel defends easily.
Cann looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Kerel will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Kerel stays in close to Cann's body and controls the position.
Cann is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Kerel is aware though and is defending well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cann keeping full guard, as Kerel tries to pass.
Kerel passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Cann is looking for a sweep.
Kerel content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Cann manages to get back to half guard.
Kerel sitting and controlling from the half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cann has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Kerel is working away from the top position though.
Kerel controlling the action here.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Cann is looking to control Kerel's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Cann avoid being mounted?
Kerel tries to pass to full mount but Cann defends it.
Kerel is figuring out what he wants to do next.
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.
Cann moves into full guard.
Cann working a defensive guard here.
Cann tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Cann connects with a jab.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Cann rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Kerel connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Cann finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Kenny Cann seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cann tries to bum rush Kerel with a series of wild strikes but Kerel uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Kerel is looking to counter the offense by Cann and move into the clinch.
Cann throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Kerel's waist but Kerel gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Cann off to one side.
Kerel is looking to counter the offense by Cann and move into the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Billy Kerel dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
The fighters circling - Cann throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Kerel keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Cann.
Cann misses with a left hand
and Kerel moves into the clinch.
Cann is trying to pull guard but Kerel turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Kerel lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Cann jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Kerel walks away with a smile on his face. Cann gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Cann feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Kerels jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
A jab from Cann misses.
Kerel keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Cann.
Kerel swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Cann misses with a takedown attempt
and Kerel counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Billy Kerel has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kenny Cann.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cann throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Kerel counters with a stiff right hand.
Cann looks to land a left hand but Kerel moved out of range nicely.
Nice takedown defense from Kerel. No joy for Cann on that attempt.
Kerel misses with a straight left.
Cann is breathing heavily.
Cann is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Kerel wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cann jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Cann moves in looking to clinch but Kerel pushes him off.
Kerel blocks a jab.
Cann fails with the takedown
and Kerel counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A big left from Cann misses.
Kerel blocks a jab.
Kerel is looking to counter the offense by Cann and move into the clinch.
Cann wants to clinch
and Kerel counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Cann throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Kerel holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short uppercut from Kerel.
A right handed body shot lands from Kerel.
Kerel is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Cann can do to turn this around?
Kerel throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Kerel working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Cann is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Kerel to keep the fight standing.
Cann is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Kerel to keep the fight standing.
A short right from Kerel on the inside.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kerel lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Cann backwards.
A short right from Kerel.
A shot in the inside from Kerel.
A shot in the inside from Kerel.
A hook to the body from Kerel.
A right handed body shot lands from Kerel.
Kerel lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Cann takes a shot to the head.
Kerel lands with a right to the head.
Cann is rocked!
Kerel lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Cann is still on wobbly legs! Can Kerel finish him?
Kerel lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kerel pushes Cann back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A shot in the inside from Kerel.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cann tries to pull guard but Kerel forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Kerel lands a body shot.
Cann seems to have recovered his senses.
Kerel lands a shoulder strike.
A short left from Kerel.
Cann tries to pull guard but Kerel forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Still in the clinch, Kerel scores with a nice short uppercut.
Kerel lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Cann backwards.
Kerel pushes Cann back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Kerel scores with a shot to the side of Cann's head.
Kerel lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Kerel lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A shot in the inside from Kerel.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kerel lands with a short shot to the head.
Cann tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Kerel just stands there and leans against the cage.
A short left from Kerel.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Kerel.
Kerel scores with a shot to the side of Cann's head.
Billy Kerel has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Cann takes a shot to the head.
Kerel lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Cann backwards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kerel lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Cann to his knees! Kerel keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:11 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Billy Kerel!
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FIGHT
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