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QFC Tournament 1030 Round 3 PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Augustus Gadela (ranked 4276 p4p, 4174 weight class) and Diego Pereira (ranked 0 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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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, Augustus Gadela!
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, Diego Pereira!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Stewart Dunkirk and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pereira is trying hard to land a takedown here. Gadela sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Pereira throws a head kick that misses
and Gadela counters by clinching up.
Gadela has picked Pereira up - he's going for a ride! Gadela dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Pereira manages to create a bit of space in order to work his way back to his feet. Gadela keeps hold of his opponent and drives him back against the cage.
Gadela leaning his opponent against the cage.
Gadela breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Gadela keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Pereira has Gadela up against the cage in a clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gadela stalling in the clinch.
Pereira has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Gadela after a bit of a struggle.
Pereira is looking to control Gadela's arms but Gadela gets an underhook and turns him. Now Pereira has his back to the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pereira goes for a takedown attempt but Gadela pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Augustus Gadela has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Diego Pereira.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Gadela.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Pereira.
Pereira has control of an arm but Gadela manages to advance to Pereira's back!
Pereira trying to control the action but Gadela just sinks the hooks in.
Pereira is in bad spot here.
Good control from Gadela.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pereira is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
A lull in the action here.
Pereira covering up well and avoiding damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pereira wants to control his opponent's hands but Gadela gets his hands free.
Pereira takes a big shot to the side of the head.
Gadela keeps control of the position easily here as Pereira tries to buck him off.
Gadela tightening his grip on Pereira, looking for the choke.
You can see the frustration on Pereira's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Gadela is riding his opponent, not letting Pereira buck him off.
Gadela is landing with strikes. Pereira can't take much more of this.
Gadela struggling to keep hold of the position.
Pereira is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
Gadela is riding his opponent, not letting Pereira buck him off.
Will Gadela go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Augustus Gadela 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.
Pereira tries to sprawl but Gadela drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Pereira tries to push off, looking to stand up, but Gadela manages to move to mount!
Gadela knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Pereira on the ground.
Gadela lands a big elbow.
Pereira wants to hold on but Gadela pushes him away.
Gadela can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Pereira is looking to escape.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pereira flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gadela controlling from the full mount.
Pereira tries to hold on but Gadela postures up.
Gadela lands with some strikes.
Gadela wants to control the pace but Pereira is squirming around nicely.
Augustus Gadela overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Pereira is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Gadela is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Pereira can do to turn this around?
Pereira sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gadela wants to work for an arm triangle but Pereira is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Pereira is not content to let Gadela control the position.
Gadela tries to pass to full mount but Pereira defends it.
Pereira regains full guard. Nicely done.
Pereira is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gadela trying to control the position from guard on top but Pereira is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Gadela trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Pereira manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Pereira wanted to stand there but Gadela had control of the position.
Pereira cracks Gadela with a solid left hand.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gadela wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Pereira trying to control but Gadela is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Gadela has Pereira up against the cage in a clinch.
Pereira gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Pereira wanted to stand there but Gadela had control of the position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Pereira postures up.
Pereira sitting in guard, not really doing much.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Augustus Gadela dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Pereira gets tackled into the cage by Gadela. Gadela maintains the clinch.
Gadela managing to block the knees to the body from Pereira.
Gadela manages to break the clinch.
Gadela shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Pereira looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Gadela stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Pereira swivels though and keeps the full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pereira is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Pereira bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Gadela's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pereira is looking to advance position but Gadela has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Gadela landing strikes, looking to finish!
Pereira is trying desperately to improve position.
Pereira manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Pereira flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Pereira is not content to let Gadela control the position.
Pereira pushes Gadela off looking to stand but Gadela dives back in and keeps control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gadela working over Pereira with some ground and pound. Pereira looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Pereira tries to get to full guard but Gadela has control of the leg.
Pereira manages to get to full guard.
Pereira trying to control the position.
Gadela stopping the sweep attempt from Pereira.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gadela controls from within his opponent's guard.
Gadela postures up.
Gadela trying to control the position from guard on top but Pereira is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Pereira escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Gadela gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Gadela has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Gadela pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Pereira is keeping the position for now.
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.
Pereira is adopting a defensive guard.
Gadela is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Pereira is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Gadela feinted with a counter takedown.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Gadela misses with an uppercut.
Gadela misses with a looping right.
Diego Pereira has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Augustus Gadela is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Pereira thows a leg kick but Gadela checks it
and Gadela counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Gadela.
And that's the end of the fight!
Augustus Gadela showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Gadela 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 George Francis scores the fight for Augustus Gadela!
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight for Augustus Gadela!
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight for Augustus Gadela!
Augustus Gadela wins by unanimous decision!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Benei Gillespie (ranked 4227 p4p, 4277 weight class) and Rafael Dos Santos (ranked 0 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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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, Benei Gillespie!
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, Rafael Dos Santos!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Chris Downing and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dos Santos decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Dos Santos wants to stand but Gillespie has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
Gillespie keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gillespie tries to roll over but Dos Santos keeps him under control.
Gillespie could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Gillespie is working hard here to advance position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gillespie trying to control here.
Gillespie slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dos Santos won't allow Gillespie to sweep him here.
Dos Santos is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Gillespie pulls Dos Santos in close to prevent any damage.
Dos Santos tries to free his leg and advance position but Gillespie is retaining full guard.
Gillespie keeping moving, preventing Dos Santos from controlling successfully.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Dos Santos misses with a body kick.
Dos Santos pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Gillespie scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Dos Santos is being controlled here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dos Santos struggling a bit here.
Gillespie is looking to take a break and control but Dos Santos is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
A control attempt from Dos Santos but he's now mounted!
Gillespie controlling from the full mount.
Gillespie raining down shots from the mount!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dos Santos tries to hold on but Gillespie postures up.
Dos Santos is looking to improve his position but Gillespie isn't that keen on the idea.
Gillespie connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Gillespie tries to control but Dos Santos wriggling away.
Gillespie has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Dos Santos's face.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gillespie looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Gillespie can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Dos Santos is looking to escape.
Gillespie throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Dos Santos tries to reverse the position but Gillespie maintains control.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Dos Santos tries to hold on but Gillespie pushes him away.
Dos Santos sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Benei Gillespie dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Gillespie showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Dos Santos.
Gillespie tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Dos Santos manages to circle out of the way.
Gillespie is trying hard to land a takedown here. Dos Santos sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Nice takedown defense from Dos Santos. No joy for Gillespie on that attempt.
Dos Santos drives through and clinches with Gillespie against the cage.
Gillespie can't find room to land a body shot as Dos Santos controls the action.
Dos Santos goes for a takedown attempt but Gillespie pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Gillespie lands with a straight right. Dos Santos didn't see that one coming.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dos Santos closes the distance and clinches.
Gillespie tightens his grip and picks Dos Santos up, before dumping him to the ground. Dos Santos manages to land in guard.
Dos Santos has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Gillespie is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Dos Santos.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dos Santos misses with a strike from the bottom.
Dos Santos taking punishment in the form of punches.
Gillespie landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Gillespie controlling the position from side mount.
Who's going to make the next move?
Dos Santos is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Gillespie off and has taken his back!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gillespie manages to reverse the position and now he's in Dos Santos's guard. Nice work there by Gillespie.
Gillespie throws a big elbow that misses.
Gillespie would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Dos Santos has Gillespie pulled in close to control his posture.
Dos Santos wants to stand and escape but Gillespie is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gillespie wants to control from the top but Dos Santos keeps moving.
Benei Gillespie overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Gillespie is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Dos Santos can do to turn this around?
Dos Santos has a closed guard, preventing Gillespie from standing up.
Dos Santos trying to keep a closed guard but Gillespie is proving a slippery customer.
Gillespie pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Dos Santos is keeping the position for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Gillespie trying to control but Dos Santos is working from the bottom.
Gillespie looking to pass the guard.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Dos Santos throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
The fight stays on the outside here - Dos Santos looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Dos Santos shoots in for a double leg but Gillespie sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Gillespie swats away the attempt to clinch by Dos Santos.
Dos Santos is looking to clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Benei Gillespie dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Dos Santos changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Gillespie looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
You can see the frustration on Gillespie's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Gillespie striking from the bottom but nothing landed.
Gillespie is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Dos Santos is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
Gillespie is looking to get to half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dos Santos wants to take Gillespie's back but he can't do it this time.
Feeble punches landing from Gillespie - he's mounted - they can't hurt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dos Santos wants to control the pace but Gillespie is squirming around nicely.
Dos Santos in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gillespie is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Gillespie tries to lock up and control but Dos Santos gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Dos Santos tries to control but Gillespie wriggling away.
Dos Santos landing punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dos Santos can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Gillespie is looking to escape.
Dos Santos punishing his opponent with strikes.
Dos Santos landing shots from mount.
Dos Santos blocks Gillespie's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
The referee warns Gillespie that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Dos Santos controlling from the full mount.
Gillespie tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dos Santos tries to push Gillespie's head away but Gillespie is holding on tight.
Dos Santos prevents Gillespie from getting the reversal.
Dos Santos unloading with bombs!
Gillespie bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Gillespie looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dos Santos is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Gillespie accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Gillespie stops Dos Santos from standing up.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Dos Santos working a defensive guard here.
Dos Santos tries to land a sweep but no joy.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rafael Dos Santos comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Gillespie has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Daniel Franklin scores the fight for Benei Gillespie!
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight for Rafael Dos Santos!
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight for Benei Gillespie!
Benei Gillespie wins by split decision!
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