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QFC Tournament 1215 Round 2 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Nikolai Yurchon (ranked 3767 p4p, 3917 weight class) and Johnny Blaze (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Johnny Blaze is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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BJJ White Belt
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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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Nikolai Yurchon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Johnny Blaze!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Paul Aken and Patrick Alders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Blaze throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Yurchon's head.
Yurchon ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Blaze moves away.
Blaze avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Yurchon misses with a right hand
and Blaze counters with an inside leg kick.
The fighters circling - Yurchon throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Blaze moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Blaze throws a leg kick which misses Yurchon's front leg but catches the back leg as Yurchon tries to avoid it.
Nikolai Yurchon seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A big left from Blaze misses.
Blaze missing with a left hand there. Yurchon was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Yurchon uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Blaze.
A little feinted left hand from Yurchon on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
A swing and a miss from Yurchon.
Yurchon keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Blaze.
A jab from Blaze misses.
Yurchon takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Blaze takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Yurchon throws a lazy right hand but Blaze sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Blaze steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Yurchon.
Blaze throws a lazy right hand but Yurchon sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Yurchon misses with a straight right.
And Blaze responds with a good body kick, but Yurchon manages to step out the way in time.
Yurchon smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Yurchon looks to land a right hand but Blaze moved out of range.
Sloppy strikes from Blaze. Those never looked like landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blaze walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
 Blaze is rocked!
Yurchon throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Blaze throws a counter combo.
Blaze is still on wobbly legs! Can Yurchon finish him?
Yurchon uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Blaze.
and Yurchon counters with a massive uppercut that badly hurts Blaze! He's just covering up as Yurchon starts to tee off till the referee steps in and stops the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:13 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Nikolai Yurchon!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Skinhead Malone (ranked 3909 p4p, 3998 weight class) and Norton Cockerell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cockerell is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Police On My Back/ The Rocketz. Norton Cockerell will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Skinhead Malone!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Norton Cockerell!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Radbod Blank and Aafke Stam.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Malone tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Cockerell manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Cockerell connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Malone closes the distance and pushes Cockerell back into the cage.
Cockerell has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Cockerell is trying to break the clinch but Malone is controlling him.
Cockerell scores with a shot to the side of Malone's head.
Cockerell swings wildly with an uppercut but Malone uses good head movement to avoid it.
Still in the clinch, Cockerell scores with a nice short uppercut.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Cockerell misses with a hook to the ribs.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Malone.
Malone is trying to pull guard but Cockerell has him pressed against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cockerell is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Cockerell wants to get back to striking at distance but Malone won't allow it.
Malone has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Cockerell is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Cockerell wants to break the clinch but can't.
Cockerell can't break the clinch.
Malone drags the fight down to the ground.
Malone looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cockerell wants to pass the guard but Malone is keeping the position.
Cockerell trying to control the position from guard on top but Malone is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Cockerell stays in close to Malone's body and controls the position.
Malone lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Cockerell looking to control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Cockerell keeping full guard, as Malone tries to pass.
Cockerell looking to hit a scissor sweep but Malone is one step ahead there.
Malone is looking to stand up but Cockerell won't let him.
Malone trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Malone thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Malone controls from within his opponent's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Malone trying to control but Cockerell is working from the bottom.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Cockerell jabs Malone right on the nose. Malone blinks but takes it well.
Norton Cockerell seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Malone closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Malone lands in his opponent's guard.
Malone slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Malone postures up.
Malone wants to stand but Cockerell is controlling his posture from full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Malone pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Cockerell is keeping the position for now.
Malone connects with a couple of short punches.
Cockerell wants to sweep but no luck.
Malone trying to control the position from guard on top but Cockerell is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Malone shoots in for a takedown but Cockerell shows good takedown defense.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Norton Cockerell will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
A lazy left from Cockerell finds it's target.
Cockerell lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Malone ducks right into an uppercut from Cockerell.
Cockerell has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Malone on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Cockerell lands an overhand right.
Malone looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Cockerell!
Cockerell explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cockerell scores with a crisp jab that stopped Malone in his tracks.
Malone closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Cockerell to the mat! Cockerell manages to get full guard.
Cockerell manages to wriggle out and sneak his way back up to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched up against the cage.
A right hand to the body from Cockerell.
Cockerell tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Cockerell swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Cockerell prevents the takedown attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Malone breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Malone on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Malone has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Cockerell finds it's way round the side to connect with Malone's head.
Nice uppercut lands for Cockerell. That snapped Malone's head back.
Cockerell ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Cockerell ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Cockerell lands a nice looking body shot.
Cockerell fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Malone takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Cockerell scores with a nice strike.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Good exchange - Cockerell coming out on top.
Cockerell smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
 Malone is rocked!
Malone walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Oh Malone is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Cockerell has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Cockerell lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Cockerell lands an uppercut out of nowhere! Malone falls backwards - clearly groggy! Cockerell dives in and finishes the fight with more strikes for a TKO finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Norton Cockerell!
Norton Cockerell looked relieved post fight as he said the following; '"That was bloody lovely, may I have another?"'.
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ross Rumbalo (ranked 3926 p4p, 3924 weight class) and Ronnie Bohanas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ross Rumbalo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ronnie Bohanas!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Saam Ante and Paul Aken.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bohanas misses with a left hand
and Rumbalo counters with a stiff right hand.
Rumbalo lands a nice shot that snaps Bohanas's head back.
Rumbalo throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Bohanas.
Bohanas bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Rumbalo's head.
Rumbalo misses with a hook. Bohanas ducked under it nicely.
Rumbalo cracks Bohanas with a right hand to the side of the head.
Bohanas shoots in and drives through. Rumbalo sprawls well.
Rumbalo misses with an uppercut.
Bohanas just misses with a punch to the body.
Bohanas misses with a hook
and Rumbalo counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Rumbalo lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Bohanas swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bohanas catches Rumbalo with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bohanas swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Rumbalo counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Rumbalo throws a hook to the side of Bohanas's head but Bohanas sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Bohanas takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Rumbalo jabs at Bohanas's body.
Bohanas shoots in for a takedown but Rumbalo shows good takedown defense.
Rumbalo jabs Bohanas right on the nose. Bohanas blinks but takes it well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rumbalo swings for the body but Bohanas moves out of range.
Bohanas throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Rumbalo counters with a nice uppercut.
Bohanas defending well as Rumbalo loads up on a big left hand.
Rumbalo is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
A swing and a miss from Bohanas.
Bohanas swings away with a body shot that misses
enabling Rumbalo to counter with a crisp jab.
Bohanas throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bohanas swings widly with a right hand
and Rumbalo counters with a nice body shot.
A jab from Bohanas misses.
Bohanas with a poor takedown
and Bohanas takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Ross Rumbalo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ronnie Bohanas.
Rumbalo moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Bohanas throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Rumbalo takes one on the button.
A looping hook to the body misses from Rumbalo. Bohanas does a little dance to reset his feet.
Rumbalo dips to his left and cracks Bohanas with an uppercut!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bohanas misses with a takedown attempt
and Rumbalo cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Ross Rumbalo is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Rumbalo lands the left hand.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
A big left from Rumbalo misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bohanas misses the shot to the body.
Rumbalo swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Rumbalo throws the left hand but Bohanas avoids the punch easily.
Bohanas throws a big shot that misses.
Bohanas throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Bohanas ducks right into an uppercut from Rumbalo.
Bohanas jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Rumbalo is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Rumbalo lands a really nice looking cross but Bohanas seems unphased.
Bohanas bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Rumbalo scores with a nice right hand.
Rumbalo stuffs the takedown attempt from Bohanas. Bohanas gets slowly back to his feet.
Rumbalo swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Bohanas fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Bohanas looks winded!
Rumbalo jabs at Bohanas's body.
Bohanas takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Bohanas takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Rumbalo is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Bohanas shoots in looking for a takedown. Rumbalo tries to sprawl out of it but Bohanas keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Rumbalo manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bohanas rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
letting Rumbalo counter with a right hand.
Rumbalo displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bohanas throws out the jab.
Rumbalo swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Bohanas shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Rumbalo sprawls well. Rumbalo wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Bohanas gets slowly back to his feet.
Rumbalo wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Rumbalo ducks under a wild hook from Bohanas.
Bohanas has his takedown stuffed
and Rumbalo counters with a straight right hand.
Rumbalo scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Bohanas is rocked!
Rumbalo jabs Bohanas to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Bohanas is still on wobbly legs! Can Rumbalo finish him?
Bohanas doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Rumbalo counters with a left and a right... And another left! Bohanas is down! He's done! The ref dives in to save him and that's the end of the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ross Rumbalo!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Sen Ujiyuki (ranked 3831 p4p, 3938 weight class) and Ahmad Saif (ranked 421 p4p, 0 weight class). Ahmad Saif is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Sen Ujiyuki!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ahmad Saif!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Wagner Zegers and Aafke Stam.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fighters circle momentarily. Ujiyuki darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Saif misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Sen Ujiyuki seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ujiyuki thuds a left hand into Saif's body.
Ujiyuki looks to land a combination. Saif sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Saif steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Ujiyuki.
Saif scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Saif feints and as Ujiyuki raises his hands in defense, Saif changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Saif's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Saif lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Ujiyuki utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Ujiyuki is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Saif slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Saif tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A little feinted left hand from Ujiyuki on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Ujiyuki swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Saif.
Ujiyuki gets a clinch.
Ujiyuki is pressed up against the cage. Saif has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Ujiyuki down to the mat. Ujiyuki avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Ujiyuki tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Saif was well out of range. Poor timing from Ujiyuki.
Saif throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Ujiyuki stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
No joy there for Ujiyuki, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Saif will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Sen Ujiyuki has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ahmad Saif.
Saif fails with the takedown
and Ujiyuki counters with a stiff right hand.
Saif doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
A left lands for Ujiyuki.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Saif tries to close the distance and clinch but Ujiyuki swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Nice takedown defense from Ujiyuki. No joy for Saif on that attempt.
Saif looks winded!
Ujiyuki swats away the attempt to clinch by Saif.
An attempted straight right counter from Ujiyuki misses the target.
Ujiyuki moves into range and connects with a jab.
Ujiyuki connects with a jab.
Saif misses with a head kick.
Ujiyuki swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Saif.
Saif takes one on the button.
Saif is rocked!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Saif ducks into an uppercut from Ujiyuki and that's knocked him out cold! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:09 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Sen Ujiyuki!
Sen Ujiyuki thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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