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QFC Tournament 1219 Round 4 PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Jensen Hester (ranked 3106 p4p, 2922 weight class) and Luka Radovan (ranked 205 p4p, 0 weight class). Luka Radovan will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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147
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135
3 - 0 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Counter fighter
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Good wrestler
Basic striking
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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 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jensen Hester!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Luka Radovan!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Taro Takaoka and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Radovan is trying hard to land a takedown here. Hester sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Luka Radovan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hester misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Radovan clinches up with Hester and pushes him back against the cage.
Radovan is looking to take this one to the mat.
Hester ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Hester no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Hester wants to get back to his feet but Radovan is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Radovan pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Hester is keeping the position for now.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Radovan's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Hester tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Hester not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Radovan wants to control from the top but Hester keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Radovan stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Hester swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Hester keeping moving, preventing Radovan from controlling successfully.
Hester wants to sweep here but Radovan controlling him for the moment.
Radovan trying to control but Hester is working from the bottom.
Hester is looking for a triangle but Radovan pushes his legs off easily.
Radovan passes into half guard.
Hester is trying to maintain the position but Radovan is very close to passing his half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Hester is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Radovan passes to side control.
Hester is trying to get back to half guard.
Radovan scoring with punches and elbows.
Radovan working the ground and pound.
Hester is trying to get back to half guard.
Radovan is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Hester knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Hester is not content to let Radovan control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hester prevents Radovan from moving into mount.
Hester is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Hester is trying to get back to full guard.
Ground and pound from Radovan.
Radovan wants to lay and pray for a moment but Hester keeps working.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Radovan landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Radovan working the head and body with strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hester is looking for a sweep. Radovan is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Hester is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Radovan pulls his head out easily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Radovan wants to take a breather but Hester is having none of it.
Radovan lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Radovan is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Radovan landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Radovan looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Hester with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Hester is refusing to be controlled, as Radovan sits in half guard.
Radovan working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Luka Radovan dominated that round.
That's time! Hester's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Radovan shoots in looking for a takedown but Hester manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Radovan's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Radovan closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Hester's guard.
Hester wants to hit a sweep here but Radovan passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Hester there!
Radovan lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Radovan tries to control but Hester wriggling away.
Hester is trying to escape the mount.
Hester is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hester is squirming around, avoiding Radovan's attempts to control the action.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hester is looking to improve his position but Radovan isn't that keen on the idea.
Hester is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Radovan tries to control but Hester wriggling away.
Hester working to try and regain half guard.
Radovan is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Hester really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Luka Radovan has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hester is working hard here to advance position.
Radovan avoids the attempt from Hester to control.
Radovan can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Hester is looking to escape.
Hester 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.
Hester wants to improve his position but Radovan is controlling well.
Radovan is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Radovan tries to pass the half guard into mount. Hester knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Radovan looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Radovan wants to take a breather but Hester is having none of it.
Hester wants to get back to his feet.
Hester slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Radovan trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Hester is looking for a triangle but Radovan pushes his legs off easily.
Hester keeping moving, preventing Radovan from controlling successfully.
Hester wants to get back to his feet but Radovan is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
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.
Radovan content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Radovan is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Radovan is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Hester is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Radovan is staying active underneath Hester, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Hester missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Radovan slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Hester pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Radovan is keeping the position for now.
Hester wants to control from the top but Radovan keeps moving.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Luka Radovan showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Radovan shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Hester manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Radovan preventing the sweep.
Radovan scoring with some ground and pound.
Radovan prevents Hester from getting back to his feet.
Radovan stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Hester swivels though and keeps the full guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Hester is on top in guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Radovan is trying to control the position but Hester postures up.
Radovan is looking for a triangle but Hester pushes his legs off easily.
Hester trying to control the position from guard on top but Radovan is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Hester accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Hester might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Hester throwing strikes but missing.
Radovan looking for a sweep. Not yet Radovan, not yet.
Hester trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Radovan keeping moving, preventing Hester from controlling successfully.
Radovan has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Radovan utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Hester is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Hester postures up.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
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.
Hester trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Radovan drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Hester wriggles free and stands up.
Radovan shoots in looking for a takedown. Hester tries to sprawl out of it but Radovan keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Hester manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Radovan goes for a double leg but Hester avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Hester continues to drive forward.
Radovan darts in looking for a takedown but Hester gets double underhooks and turns Radovan into the cage.
Jensen Hester has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Luka Radovan.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Hester is defended easily by Radovan.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Radovan tries to score a power double leg takedown but Hester sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Radovan somewhat.
Radovan darts in looking for a takedown but Hester gets double underhooks and turns Radovan into the cage.
Radovan scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Hester bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!
Radovan fails with a takedown attempt.
Hester fails with the takedown.
Radovan shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Hester manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Radovan stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Hester swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hester looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Hester wants to get back to his feet but Radovan is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Radovan chips away with some ground and pound.
Hester is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Hester has his foot on Radovan's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Radovan works his way back into a safe position though.
Hester has scooted to the edge of the canvas and used the cage to get back to his feet. Radovan has stuck on his opponent and is forcing him back against the cage.
Hester prevents the takedown attempt.
Jensen Hester has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Radovan looking for a takedown.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jensen Hester showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Radovan 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 Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight for Luka Radovan!
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight for Luka Radovan!
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight for Luka Radovan!
Luka Radovan wins by unanimous decision!
Our winner, Luka Radovan, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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