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QFC Tournament 1047 Round 3 PBP Commentary |
Co-main event
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Hou Shang Lou (ranked 5260 p4p, 4888 weight class) and Old Man (ranked 248 p4p, 230 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Hou Shang Lou!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Old Man!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, Eliza Hachem and Ron Honeybunn.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Man keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Lou.
Man tries to keep at a distance but Lou has taken the fight into the clinch.
Lou leaning against his opponent.
Lou displaying some good clinch control by pressing Man up against the cage.
A bit of stalling here from Lou.
Lou is looking for a takedown.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Man breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Lou shoots in but Man avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Man changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Lou has closed the distance and engaged Man in a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Lou.
Lou pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Man moves out of range of the body kick from Lou.
Lou darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Man is looking to get back to is feet but Lou passes into side control.
Man being controlled for a moment.
Lou cracks Man with a big right hand but Man just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Man pushes Lou away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Lou gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Lou advances nicely into full mount.
Lou looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Lou has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Man really wants to buck Lou off and get back to his feet.
Lou controlling his opponent.
Man is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Lou content just to control the position here.
Lou working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lou jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Man manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Lou has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Man is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Lou trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Man bucks up and throws Lou to the side - he's got back to his feet. Great escape!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Man displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Lou throws out the jab.
Lou gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Lou's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Lou misses with a looping right.
Lou looks to land a right hand but Man moved out of range.
Hou Shang Lou seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lou misses with an uppercut. Man saw that one coming.
Lou drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Man throws his opponent off and manages to get back to his feet! Nicely done!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lou throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Man sees it coming and avoids it easily.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Hou Shang Lou dominated that round.
That's time! Lou's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Man wants to clinch.
Lou dodges the punch combination from Man.
Man throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Lou.
Lou feints and as Man raises his hands in defense, Lou changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Man pushes Lou off and scrambles back to his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Man uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Lou.
Lou tries to bum rush Man with a series of wild strikes but Man uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Man is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Good exchange - Man coming out on top.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lou pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Man feints the counter takedown.
Lou misses with a looping right.
Man tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Man steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Lou.
Man feints the counter takedown.
The fight stays on the outside here - Man looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Lou misses with an uppercut.
And Man tries to counter it with a takedown but Lou pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Man swats away the attempt to clinch by Lou.
Man slaps away a takedown attempt from Lou, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Man 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.
Lou fails in his attempt to clinch.
Lou swings for the body but Man moves out of range.
Man feints the counter takedown.
Lou throws a jab but it's blocked by Man.
Old Man is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Man enables Lou to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Man manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Hou Shang Lou overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Lou advances position into side control!
Lou prevents Man from escaping the position.
Man is trying to get back to half guard.
Check out the look on Lou's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lou advances nicely into full mount.
Lou looking to control but Man is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Man taking shots to the head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lou goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Man is on top in guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Lou is on top in guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Man keeping moving, preventing Lou from controlling successfully.
Lou throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Man works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Lou trying to control but Man is working from the bottom.
Lou cracks Man with a solid left hand.
Lou is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Man can do to turn this around?
Lou postures up and lands a big shot to Man's brow.
Lou content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Lou pushing down on Man's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Man kicks Lou off and gets back to his feet.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Hou Shang Lou will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Man looks to land a combination. Lou sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Lou misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Man.
Good work by Man as he checks the leg kick.
Lou looks to land a left hand but Man moved out of range nicely.
Man misses with a double jab.
Lou tries to counter with a takedown but Man is quick to defend against it.
Lou looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Nice shot lands for Man.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lou gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Man counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Man.
Lou throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Man preventing the sweep.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lou is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Man has a momentary lapse of concentration, allowing Lou to throw up a leg and lock on what appears to be a pretty tight triangle! Man is fighting it off but it's all too little too late - Lou pulls down on the head and he's put Man to sleep! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:39 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Hou Shang Lou!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Klaas Du Toit (ranked 5264 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bobo Nelson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Klaas Du Toit has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Klaas Du Toit!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Bobo Nelson !
The judges for this bout are Chris Dean, Eliza Hachem and John Mangel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nelson tries to sprawl but Du Toit drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Nelson manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Du Toit gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Nelson to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Nelson content to stall in guard here.
Du Toit looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Du Toit trying to control the position.
Du Toit wants to stand and escape but Nelson is having none of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nelson content to stall in guard here.
Nelson preventing the sweep.
Nelson working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Nelson controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Nelson goes for a double leg but Du Toit avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Du Toit continues to drive forward.
Du Toit has his takedown stuffed
and Nelson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Du Toit looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Nelson is fending him off so far but Du Toit persists. Nope, Nelson circles away and we're back to standing.
Nelson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Du Toit fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Klaas Du Toit. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nelson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Du Toit swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Du Toit is looking to score with low kicks.
Du Toit tries to close the distance and clinch but Nelson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Du Toit shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Nelson sprawls well. Nelson wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Du Toit gets slowly back to his feet.
Du Toit is breathing heavily.
Du Toit shoots in for a double leg but Nelson sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Nelson shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Du Toit defends it nicely.
Du Toit fires out a quick counter leg kick but Nelson just manages to avoid it.
Nelson avoids the head kick by Du Toit.
Nelson is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nelson throws a nice inside leg kick.
Nelson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Du Toit displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Nelson shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Du Toit's guard.
Nelson drops back looking for a leg! Du Toit is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Du Toit manages to kick Nelson off! Nelson jumps back into Du Toit's guard.
Nelson stands up and waves to Du Toit to follow him.
Du Toit shoots in for a takedown but Nelson shows good takedown defense.
Nelson gets a double leg takedown into Du Toit's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nelson pushes down on Du Toit's leg and manages to get into half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Du Toit tries to roll over but Nelson keeps him under control.
Du Toit looking for submissions off his back.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Bobo Nelson dominated that round.
That's time! Du Toit's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Nelson closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Du Toit quickly recovers to half guard.
Du Toit has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Nelson is working away from the top position though.
Nelson with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Du Toit is defending against the submission attempts here by Nelson .
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nelson is taking a breather. Du Toit says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Du Toit wants to get back to full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Nelson controlling the action here.
Nelson missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Du Toit wants to improve his position but Nelson is controlling well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Nelson is taking a breather. Du Toit says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Du Toit shoots in looking for a takedown. Nelson tries to sprawl out of it but Du Toit keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Nelson manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Nelson has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Nelson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Du Toit.
Du Toit changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Nelson tries to avoid it but Du Toit manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Nelson to the ground. Nelson escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Du Toit slaps away a takedown attempt from Nelson , before circling back to the center of the mat.
Du Toit shoots in and drives through. Nelson sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Klaas Du Toit. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nelson shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Nelson showed some decent athleticism there.
Bobo Nelson has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Du Toit is looking to regain full guard. He's left an arm up in the air though and Nelson has latched onto it... Big trouble! Nelson pivots for an armbar - it's in tight and it Du Toit is tapping in no time flat! Great counter grappling there from Nelson !
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:19 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Bobo Nelson !
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FIGHT
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