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QFC Tournament 1217 Round 3 PBP Commentary |
Co-main event
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Havue Daloa (ranked 3514 p4p, 3234 weight class) and Evgeniy Yurchon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Havue Daloa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Evgeniy Yurchon!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Sam Margolis and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Daloa shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Yurchon pinned against the cage. Yurchon gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Yurchon fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Yurchon defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Daloa.
Daloa tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Yurchon defends well and Daloa ends up having to push Yurchon into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Havue Daloa. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Yurchon lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Daloa tries to pull guard but Yurchon won't allow it.
Daloa tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Yurchon smiles and moves away.
Yurchon dips to his left and cracks Daloa with an uppercut!
Daloa slips under a jab.
Yurchon fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
BOOM! Yurchon lands a beautiful left hook that drops Daloa. Daloa tries to recover but Yurchon is having none of it, landing more punishing shots from mount. One final crushing shot and Daloa lies motionless on the canvas. The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Evgeniy Yurchon!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Stella Yakuub (ranked 4150 p4p, 3377 weight class) and Glacius Candy (ranked 242 p4p, 0 weight class). Glacius Candy 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 middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Stella Yakuub!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Glacius Candy!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Daniel Bishop and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yakuub has his takedown stuffed
and Candy counters with a body kick.
Yakuub tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Candy manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Candy is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Yakuub looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Candy tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A head kick misses from Candy.
A solid leg kick lands there for Candy.
Candy lands with a nice body kick.
Candy lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Candy fakes the leg kick and cracks Yakuub in the body.
Yakuub throws a sloppy head kick and Candy moves out of range easily.
Candy throws a big counter head kick but Yakuub avoids it with no problem.
Yakuub sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Yakuub with a poor takedown
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Candy defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Yakuub.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Stella Yakuub. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Yakuub shoots in looking for a takedown but Candy manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Yakuub's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Candy - that will leave a mark!
Candy moves out of range as Yakuub throws a body kick.
Yakuub will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Candy takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Yakuub shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Candy as he jumps to the side.
Candy throws a front kick that sends Yakuub stumbling back into the cage.
Stella Yakuub seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Yakuub shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Candy as he jumps to the side.
Candy steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Glacius Candy is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Candy swats away the attempt to clinch by Yakuub.
Yakuub darts in trying to clinch
and Candy counters with a nice kick to the body.
A head kick misses from Candy.
Yakuub wants to clinch.
Candy steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Yakuub tries to close the distance and clinch but Candy swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Candy counters with a body kick.
Yakuub takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yakuub darts in trying to clinch
and Candy makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Yakuub really felt that one!
Yakuub shoots in looking for a takedown but Candy manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Yakuub's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Candy lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Yakuub shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Candy counters with a big head kick but Yakuub shrugs it off.
Candy looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Sloppy strikes from Yakuub. Those never looked like landing.
Yakuub tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Candy counters with a body kick that stops Yakuub in his tracks momentarily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yakuub fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Yakuub is trying hard to land a takedown here. Candy sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Yakuub fails with an attempt to clinch.
A head kick misses from Candy.
Yakuub on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Nice body kick from Candy.
Yakuub fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Candy avoids it really well and circles away.
Candy follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Candy explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Glacius Candy dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Yakuub fails with an attempt to clinch.
Candy throws a big counter head kick but Yakuub avoids it with no problem.
Candy thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Yakuub if he has to take too many more of those.
Candy keeps the fight on the outside.
Glacius Candy seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Candy stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Candy wants it to stay on the feet.
Candy lands with a nice body kick.
Yakuub swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Yakuub tries to clinch up but Candy circles away and keeps his distance.
Yakuub with a lazy takedown attempt
and Candy counters with a solid body kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Candy moves out of range of the body kick from Yakuub.
Candy steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Stella Yakuub is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Yakuub steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Candy. That one must have hurt.
Yakuub shoots in looking for a takedown but Candy manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Yakuub's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Candy throws a big counter head kick but Yakuub avoids it with no problem.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Stella Yakuub. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Candy connects with a high kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yakuub shoots in for a takedown but Candy shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Candy appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Candy feints and then cracks Yakuub's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Yakuub down.
Yakuub with a lazy takedown attempt
and Candy counters with an inside leg kick.
Candy throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Yakuub ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Candy moves away.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Yakuub might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Yakuub fails with the takedown.
Candy throws a head kick that half lands.
Yakuub blocks a head kick by Candy.
Candy misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Yakuub swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Candy pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Yakuub misses with the body kick
and Candy counters with a slapping leg kick.
Candy circles to his right before unloading a perfect head kick! Yakuub drops to the canvas, hurt badly! Candy follows Yakuub to the ground and unloads with a series of strikes that force the referee to step in and end the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:19 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Glacius Candy!
Glacius Candy seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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