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QFC Tournament 1017 Round 2 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Tom Cruise (ranked 4436 p4p, 4356 weight class) and Walter Cren (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Walter Cren is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Tom Cruise!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Walter Cren!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Chris Edwards and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cren misses with a jab, cross combination.
Cren lands a glancing blow to the side of Cruise's head.
 It looks like Tom Cruise has been cut.
Cren tries to bum rush Cruise with a series of wild strikes but Cruise uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Cren tries to bum rush Cruise with a series of wild strikes but Cruise uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
It looked like Cruise was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Cruise gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Cruise closes this distance looking for a takedown but Cren circles away.
Cruise shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Cren as he jumps to the side.
Cruise fails to land with a series of punches.
Cren scores with a jab to the body.
Cruise fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tom Cruise. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cren ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Cruise shoots in for a takedown but Cren shows good takedown defense.
A countering left hand to the body from Cren misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cruise shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Cren but Cren pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cren lands with a shot to the body.
Cruise is breathing heavily.
Cren darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Cren throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Cren connects with a body shot that sends Cruise's belly button to the back.
Cren lands a left and a right that send Cruise crashing to the mat, dazed. Cren thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
 Cruise is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cren connects with a superb combination that knocks Cruise out cold! The referee charges across the mat and tackles Cren before he can land any more shots to the unconscious Cruise!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Walter Cren!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ty Tor (ranked 4377 p4p, 4367 weight class) and Wiz Kraven (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Good wrestling
Counter fighter
Cuts easily |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Ty Tor!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Wiz Kraven!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, James Glass and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
We've got one fighter who appears to only be looking to counter and the other not looking particularly aggressive either, so we could be in for a dull fight.
Tor swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Tor sets himself, and Kraven steps forward looking for the clinch! Tor avoids it this time.
Tor looks to throw the jab but Kraven is out of range.
Tor just misses with a punch to the body.
Kraven throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Tor's waist but Tor gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Kraven off to one side.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kraven keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kraven tries for a takedown but Tor sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Tor feinted with a counter takedown.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kraven connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Kraven fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Tor tries to counter with a takedown but Kraven is quick to defend against it.
Ty Tor has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Wiz Kraven.
Kraven shoots in but no luck this time.
Tor tries to counter with a takedown but Kraven is quick to defend against it.
A jab from Kraven finds it's way through Tor's defenses.
Tor looks to throw the jab but Kraven is out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kraven changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Tor tries to avoid it but Kraven manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Tor to the ground. Tor escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Tor swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
A swing and a miss from Tor.
And Kraven tries to counter it with a takedown but Tor pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Tor throws a jab but it's blocked by Kraven.
Kraven changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Tor tries to avoid it but Kraven manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Tor to the ground. Tor escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Tor half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Tor misses with a takedown attempt
and Kraven counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Tor!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kraven tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Kraven wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Tor, who protects the arm well.
Kraven tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Kraven has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Kraven tries for a kimura but Tor is defending well.
Tor regains half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Tor is defending against the submission attempts here by Kraven.
Tor is controlling Kraven's trapped leg to prevent Kraven from advancing to side control.
Kraven is keen to just control but Tor is a slippery customer.
Tor keeping hold of Kraven's head, controlling as best he can.
Kraven is looking for a kimura but Tor is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Kraven to get the leverage.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Kraven wants to pass the guard but Tor is defending well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Wiz Kraven dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Kraven shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Tor as he avoids it easily.
Tor misses the shot to the body.
Kraven shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Tor sprawls well. Tor wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Kraven gets slowly back to his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kraven has a takedown stuffed.
Ty Tor has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Wiz Kraven.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kraven fails with a takedown attempt.
Tor drops down looking for a counter takedown but Kraven sprawls and moves away.
A looping hook to the body misses from Tor. Kraven does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kraven tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Tor displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Kraven.
Tor drops down looking for a counter takedown but Kraven sprawls and moves away.
Kraven uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tor.
Kraven changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Kraven shoots in for a takedown but Tor shows good takedown defense.
Tor attempts a counter takedown but Kraven avoids it well and moves away.
Tor slaps away a takedown attempt from Kraven, before circling back to the center of the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tor just misses with a punch to the body.
Kraven shoots in but no luck this time.
Tor changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Ty Tor is winning the standup battle so far.
Kraven fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Tor attempts a counter takedown but Kraven avoids it well and moves away.
Danga de danga de dang - Kraven scores with a four punch combination!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tor keeps the fight on the outside.
Tor half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Tor misses with an uppercut. Kraven saw that one coming.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Kraven lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Tor just misses with a punch to the body.
Kraven with a poor takedown
and Tor counters with a nice double leg into guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ty Tor dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Kraven throws a hook but Tor blocks it.
Tor half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Horrible takedown attempt by Kraven or perhaps it was just good defense by Tor, which made it look bad.
Kraven is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tor throws a body shot but no joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kraven closes this distance looking for a takedown but Tor circles away.
Tor feinted with a counter takedown.
Tor slips a jab and a cross from Kraven.
Tor fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kraven manages to avoid it.
Kraven drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Tor defends it well.
Kraven lands a right hook to the body.
Kraven throws a right and a left that both miss.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Tor.
Kraven dives in and grabs Tor's left leg, looking for a takedown. Tor pushes down on Kraven's head and hops out.
Tor tries to counter with a takedown but Kraven is quick to defend against it.
Ty Tor has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Wiz Kraven.
Kraven throws a right and a left that both miss.
Tor throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Tor throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Kraven tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Tor is in Kraven's guard.
Tor is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Tor is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Kraven can do to turn this around?
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tor with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Tor slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Tor trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Kraven manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Ty Tor is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Kraven wants to control from the top but Tor keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kraven looking to pass the guard.
Kraven works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Kraven uses his free foot to push down on Tor's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Tor.
Kraven working for a submission but Tor is keeping him at bay.
Kraven wants to control the pace but Tor is squirming around nicely.
Kraven takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Kraven wants to finish this one by submission but Tor is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Kraven.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Wiz Kraven.
I think Kraven has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Sam Margolis scores the fight for Ty Tor!
Judge James Glass scores the fight for Ty Tor!
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight for Wiz Kraven!
Ty Tor wins by split decision!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Papa Vip (ranked 4357 p4p, 4371 weight class) and Billy Kimber (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Papa Vip has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
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Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Papa Vip!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Billy Kimber!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Daniel Bishop and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kimber gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Vip looks to land a left hand but Kimber moved out of range nicely.
Kimber is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Vip throws a lazy right hand but Kimber sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Vip throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Kimber counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Vip looks like he's trying to stand up.
Kimber controlling the pace.
Vip knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Kimber on the ground.
Kimber is trying to control. Vip wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vip is trying to stand.
Kimber is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Vip is trying to stand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kimber is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Kimber trying to control from half guard but Vip is working away.
Vip wants to get back to his feet.
Kimber looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Kimber is looking for a kimura but Vip is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Kimber to get the leverage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vip is defending against the submission attempts here by Kimber.
Vip pushes Kimber off looking to stand but Kimber dives back in and keeps control.
Kimber is working for a submission of some sort.
Kimber stops Vip from getting back to his feet.
Kimber is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Vip sees it coming and defends easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kimber seems to be working for a kimura but Vip defends the submission attempt.
Kimber trying to control from half guard but Vip is working away.
Kimber prevents Vip from improving his position.
Kimber is trying to control the action in half guard but Vip is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Vip pushes Kimber off looking to stand but Kimber dives back in and keeps control.
Vip is looking for a sweep. Kimber is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Vip is looking to escape.
Kimber is trying to control. Vip wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Kimber is trying to work for a kimura but Vip is defending well.
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.
Kimber is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Vip tries to kick Kimber off but Kimber keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Kimber is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Kimber is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Vip has managed to free his arm - good work.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Kimber is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Vip defends it well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Billy Kimber dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Vip misses with an uppercut.
Kimber with the counter takedown but Vip avoids it easily.
Vip fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Kimber looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Kimber ducks under a wild hook from Vip.
Vip misses with an uppercut.
Kimber steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Vip.
Vip misses with a jab to the body
and Kimber counters with a takedown into side control.
Vip tries to escape but Kimber is in control.
Kimber controlling the position.
Kimber is working for what looks like an arm triangle here. Vip is trying to escape and Kimber transitions quickly into an armbar! He's slapped it on tight and Vip is forced to tap! Nice work there by Kimber! Very nice indeed!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Billy Kimber!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Nick Name (ranked 4369 p4p, 4359 weight class) and Burt Mobley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Burt Mobley enters the cage!
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Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Nick Name!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Burt Mobley!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Donald Grub and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mobley swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Name shoots in but no luck this time.
Mobley throws out a counter right but Name avoids it with no problem.
Mobley rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Name moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Mobley ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Name avoids a punch combination nicely.
Name feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Mobley fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Name manages to avoid it.
As Mobley looks to move away, Name throws a big counter combo but Mobley just gets out of the way.
Mobley throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Mobley swinging wildly here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mobley goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
It looks like Nick Name has been cut.
Name shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Mobley defends it nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mobley throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Name sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Some wild striking there from Mobley.
Mobley throws a series of punches but Name moves out of range.
Name fires out a quick counter leg kick but Mobley just manages to avoid it.
Mobley throws a right and a left that Name avoids nicely.
Mobley scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Mobley throws a right and a left that both miss.
Burt Mobley seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mobley throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Mobley throws a nice looking combination but Name bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Name feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Mobley really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Name. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Name controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Name trying to control the position from guard on top but Mobley is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Name advances to half guard.
Name seems to be working for a kimura but Mobley defends the submission attempt.
Mobley has hold of Name's hands but Name slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mobley is defending against the submission attempts here by Name.
Name is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Mobley sees it coming and defends easily.
Name seems to be looking for submissions.
Name wants to lay and pray for a moment but Mobley keeps working.
Name is working for a kimura but Mobley is defending it quite comfortably.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mobley is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Name throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Name is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Name is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Mobley sees it coming and defends easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Burt Mobley dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Nick Name's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Mobley punishes Name's body with a nice straight punch.
Burt Mobley is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Mobley throws a nice looking combination but Name bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Mobley falls off balance throwing a combination
and Name counters with a takedown into side control.
Name tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Name has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Name is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Mobley knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Nick Name overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Mobley is trying to get back to half guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Mobley can do anything to dispel that myth.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Name working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Name is in a dominant position here, looking for a kimura. Mobley looks calm but he's in trouble here. Name gets his leg over his opponent's head and yanks on the arm. Mobley is tapping like a morse code operator on the titanic! SOS! SOS! Name lets go of the hold and Mobley can pop his arm back in it's socket.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:44 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Nick Name!
A very excited looking Nick Name made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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