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Event:
QFC Tournament 849 Round 4
Date: Jul 01, 2018 |
#R1# Mark throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land. Donk. Mark catches Hudson right on the button with a cross. Hudson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target. Hudson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands. A swing and a miss from Hudson. A punch lands to the side of Hudson 's head but he takes it in his stride. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Mark misses with a left hand and Hudson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.#CUT# It looks like Mincer Mark has been cut. Hudson tries a low kick but Mark avoids it. A jab from Mark misses. #T1# Mark blocks a head kick by Hudson.
#TD2# Mark fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Hudson sprawls well initially but Mark persists and gets the takedown into half guard. Mark drops an elbow to the side of Hudson's head. #SUB2# Mark in half guard on the top. He's looking for a kimura... He's got it locked and he's managed to free his trapped foot. Hudson tries to escape but it's on too tight and he has to tap! Great BJJ skills there from Mark!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Mincer Mark!
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Event:
QFC Tournament 849 Round 3
Date: Jun 30, 2018 |
#R1# Blackbeard gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily and Mark counters with a right hand to the body. Blackbeard gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily and Mark counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. #CL2# Blackbeard rushes Mark and presses him up against the cage. Mark tries to score a body lock takedown but Blackbeard shows good agility there to stay on his feet. Blackbeard has a couple of punches blocked by Mark.
Mark lands a nice uppercut. Blackbeard misses with a hook from the clinch. A shot in the inside from Blackbeard. A nice right hand lands inside from Blackbeard. Blackbeard is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though. Mincer Mark has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Captain Blackbeard. Mark tries a body shot but Blackbeard blocks it.
Blackbeard swings wildly with an uppercut but Mark uses good head movement to avoid it. Blackbeard tries a body shot but Mark blocks it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Mark. Blackbeard blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Mark swings wildly with an uppercut but Blackbeard uses good head movement to avoid it. An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Blackbeard. #T1# Mark misses with a punch on the inside.
Mark working aggressively here.
Blackbeard working aggressively here.
Mark tries for a takedown. No joy.
Blackbeard tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. Blackbeard misses with some punches.
Mark working aggressively here.
A hook to the body from Blackbeard.
Blackbeard blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Blackbeard swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Mark prevents a body shot from Blackbeard. Mark tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Blackbeard's elbow. Mark lands on the inside with an uppercut. Blackbeard fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Blackbeard has a couple of punches blocked by Mark.
A nice right hand lands inside from Mark. Mark lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Blackbeard backwards. #TD# Mark has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Blackbeard clear over his head and slammed him to the mat! The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Mark has the hooks in. Blackbeard is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted. #T2# Mark misses with punches from the back. #SUB# Blackbeard preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Mark. Mark is breathing heavily. Blackbeard wants to escape the position.
Blackbeard really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Mark. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out. Blackbeard trying to control the hands but Mark won't let him. Blackbeard looking to control the position. I really don't envy Blackbeard right now.
#T3##SUB# Mark is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Blackbeard is defending well though. Mark let's go of the attempt for now. Blackbeard rolls, trying to escape but Mark keeps control of the position.
Blackbeard just trying to survive but Mark is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish. Blackbeard tries to break free.
Mark has his opponent trapped and is landing shots. Not a good position for Blackbeard. Blackbeard tries to roll but Mark sticks to his back.
Mark is trying to stick to Blackbeard's back but Blackbeard is turning into Mark. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Mark's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Blackbeard.#T4# Blackbeard stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Mark swivels though and keeps the full guard. Mark preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage. Blackbeard in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time. Blackbeard missing there with some ground and pound from the guard. Blackbeard with a nice head shot there. Blackbeard trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat. Blackbeard working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage. Mark keeping moving, preventing Blackbeard from controlling successfully. Blackbeard scoring with some ground and pound. Mark avoiding any damage from the ground and pound. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mincer Mark dominated that round. Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! #R2# Blackbeard will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts. Mark stuffs the takedown attempt from Blackbeard. Blackbeard gets slowly back to his feet. Blackbeard has his takedown stuffed and Mark counters with a straight right hand. Mincer Mark has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Captain Blackbeard. Mark uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook. Mark scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard. Blackbeard throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Mark's waist but Mark gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Blackbeard off to one side. Blackbeard takes a body punch but keeps moving. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#CL# Mark forces Blackbeard back against the cage and clinches. Still in the clinch, Mark scores with a nice short uppercut. Blackbeard tries a body shot but Mark blocks it.
Mark throws a head punch that misses. Mark gets through Blackbeard's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.#T1# Blackbeard has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Mark after a bit of a struggle. Mark is trying to drag Blackbeard to the mat but Blackbeard just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there. A head punch on the inside from Blackbeard fails to land. #TD2# Blackbeard has Mark pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Blackbeard pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Mark tumbling to the mat - Blackbeard dives into Mark's guard. Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here. Blackbeard looking to sit in guard and control but Mark gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. #REVR# Mincer Mark overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far. Blackbeard wants to sweep here but Mark controlling him for the moment. Blackbeard managing to control the position. Mark lands a couple of decent looking shots.#T2# Mark content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots. Mark trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat. Mark working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage. Mark being controlled here momentarily. Blackbeard wants to sweep but no luck. Mark postures up.
Blackbeard seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now. #T3# Mark is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound. Mark working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Blackbeard's head. Mark 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. Blackbeard has control of Mark's left arm, preventing Mark from doing any damage. Blackbeard controls Mark momentarily but Mark frees himself. Blackbeard keeping moving, preventing Mark from controlling successfully. #REF3# The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity. Blackbeard shoots in looking for a takedown. Mark tries to sprawl out of it but Blackbeard keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Mark manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing. It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Mark here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man. Blackbeard has his takedown stuffed and Mark counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.#T4# Blackbeard with a poor takedown and Mark connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle. Mark avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Mark stuns Blackbeard with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range. Blackbeard fails with the takedown and Mark counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Blackbeard thinking. #TD# Mark darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard. Mark landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent. Mark thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Blackbeard's head. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Blackbeard is looking to improve his position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mincer Mark dominated that second round. Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round! #R3##TD2# Blackbeard scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground. Blackbeard misses with a head shot. Mark uses the momentum to regain guard. Mark not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Blackbeard not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up. Blackbeard loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Mark 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. Blackbeard must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu. Blackbeard wants to control from the top but Mark keeps moving. #T1# Blackbeard landing with the ground and pound. Blackbeard throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent. Both fighters are breathing heavily. Blackbeard looking to sit in guard and control but Mark gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. #REVR# Blackbeard working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Mark. Blackbeard looking for a sweep. Not yet Blackbeard, not yet. Mark trying to control but Blackbeard is working from the bottom. Mark scoring with punches to the head and body. Blackbeard wants to control the position but Mark says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard. Captain Blackbeard has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here! Mincer Mark is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.#T2# Blackbeard trying to control from the bottom.
Mark 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. Blackbeard has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Mark is working away from the top position though.#SUB2# Blackbeard actively working from the bottom here. Mark throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage. Blackbeard is trying to maintain the position but Mark is very close to passing his half guard. Mark content to control rather than advance. Mark is looking to take a break and control but Blackbeard is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom. #T3# Mark not landing any meaningful shots this time. #REF3# The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet. Mark drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles. Mark uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.#CL# Mark forces Blackbeard back against the cage and clinches. Blackbeard misses with a hook from the clinch. Blackbeard misses with some punches.
#TD2# Blackbeard has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Mark clear over his head and slammed him to the mat! Blackbeard throws strikes from the back but Mark rolls nicely and manages to end up in full guard. Nice work by Mark. Blackbeard scoring with some ground and pound. #T4##SUB2# Blackbeard postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Mark is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Blackbeard, into his guard. #REVR# This has been an exciting period of action! Mark is in close to Blackbeard's body, working some short punches and elbows. Mark is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Blackbeard can do to turn this around? Mark 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. The crowd thankful this round is nearly over. Mark won't allow Blackbeard to sweep him here. Blackbeard can't keep his opponent in guard - Mark advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
And that's the end of the fight! That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Mincer Mark. Well Mark 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 Arvi Lind scores the fight for Mincer Mark! Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight for Mincer Mark! Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight for Mincer Mark!
Mincer Mark wins by unanimous decision!
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Event:
QFC Tournament 849 Round 2
Date: Jun 29, 2018 |
#R1# Mark avoids a low kick by using good footwork. Mark takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor. Mark looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Byuck is fending him off so far but Mark persists. Nope, Byuck circles away and we're back to standing. The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Mark checks a leg kick. Mark fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Byuck manages to avoid it. Byuck is looking to counter with a shot to the body. Byuck throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land. Byuck connects with a body shot. Byuck darts in trying to clinch#TD2# and Mark counters with a shoot takedown into half guard. Byuck is looking to improve his position.
Byuck has hold of Mark's hands but Mark slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.#SUB2# Mark seems to be working for a kimura but Byuck defends the submission attempt. This has been an exciting period of action! Mark working Byuck over with strikes. #T1# Byuck is trying to maintain the position but Mark is very close to passing his half guard. Mark drops an elbow to the side of Byuck's head. #SUB2# Mark is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Byuck is just riding it out for now. Mark eventually gives up the hold. Mark is controlling the pace.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Ground and pound from Mark. Byuck punching from the bottom.
Mark seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense. Byuck wants to control but Mark is keeping busy.
#T2# Byuck is trying to get back to full guard. Mark is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen. Mark 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. Mark looking to pass the half guard. Not this time. Mark is nestled in close to Byuck, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.#SUB2# Mark in half guard on the top. He's looking for a kimura... He's got it locked and he's managed to free his trapped foot. Byuck tries to escape but it's on too tight and he has to tap! Great BJJ skills there from Mark!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Mincer Mark!
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Event:
QFC Tournament 849 Round 1
Date: Jun 28, 2018 |
#R1# Jab, jab by Jones - just one landing. Jones swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target. Mark pushing out the jab but it's not landing. Jones keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Mark. Decent striking displayed by Jones there. Jones works the jab nicely. Jones is looking to clinch. Mark swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect. The fight stays on the outside here - Jones looks like he's thinking about clinching though. Good exchange - Jones coming out on top. Jones jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Jones comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range. Mark tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jones was well out of range. Poor timing from Mark. Jones throws the left hand but Mark avoids the punch easily. Jones will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
#T1# Good exchange - Jones coming out on top. Jones tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Mark manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat. Mark thuds a left hand into Jones's body. Mark takes a swing at Jones's ribcage but misses. Jones tries to clinch but Mark is having none of it. Mark with a body punch. A glancing blow. Jones attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin. Mark throws a series of punches but Jones moves out of range. Jones connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Mark momentarily.
Mark fails with the takedown. Jones punishes Mark's body with a nice straight punch.#T2# Mark on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere. Casey Jones is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs. Mark drops his hands momentarily and Jones takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Jones jabs Mark to the body, keeping him at a distance. Mark throws a shot from downtown. Jones moves away and avoids it. Jones's jab looks to have found its range, popping Mark under the eye. Jones is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Mark had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté. A leg kick checked by Mark. A counter left hand to the body from Mark misses its target. Jones wants to clinch. Jones with a jab. Jones misses with a two punch combination.
Jones tries to close the distance and clinch up but Mark swats him away and circles back towards the center. Mark appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.#T3# Jones throws a big shot that misses. Casey Jones seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Jones misses with a low kick as Mark jumps back. Mark was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger. Jones scores with a jab. Mark acknowledges it with a nod of the head. Mark on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot. Nice jab there from Jones. Mark defending well as Jones loads up on a big left hand. Mark is looking to counter with a shot to the body. Jones misses the shot to the body. Mark's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Jones connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Mark scrambles back to his feet. Jones bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Mark's head. Jones keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Mark. A punch combination from Jones misses. Mark is looking to counter with a shot to the body. Jones scores with a jab to the body.#CL2# Jones has managed to clinch.
#T4# Jones has a couple of punches blocked by Mark.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Jones working some nice short punches in the clinch. Jones misses with some punches.
Jones tries to work over Mark's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. #TD2# Jones gets control of Mark's arms and successfully pulls guard. Jones will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back. Jones is trying to keep Mark in close.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Mark passes easily into side control. Nice work. You can see the frustration on Jones's face, being in this tough position on the bottom. Mark tries to stand but Jones is controlling his head. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Casey Jones dominated that round. The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! #R2# Jones throws an off balance right hand
and Mark counters with a lovely straight right hand!#TD# Mark closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#SUB2# Jones is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Mark pulls his head out easily. #SUB2# Jones looking to work for a kimura from the bottom. Jones is in trouble now - Mark has advanced to mount! Jones tries to hold on but Mark postures up. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Mark trying to control but he's not successful this time. #SUB# Mark jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Jones manages to avoid the submission attempt. Mark advances nicely into full mount. #T1# Mark landing strikes, looking to finish! Jones tries to reverse the position but Mark maintains control. Jones is just holding on here. Mark manages to take his back.
Jones prevents Mark from getting a body triangle. Watch the back of the head! Comes the shout from the referee towards Mark.
Jones trying to control but not successfully. Jones is trying to break free.
Mark lands with a nice looking elbow that stuns Jones.
I really don't envy Jones right now.
#T2# Jones trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble. A lull in the action here.
#SUB# Mark looking for the choke from the back. Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here. Mark gets his hands free as Jones looks to control. Jones might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Mark haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time. You can see the frustration on Jones's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
#SUB# Jones defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Mark's arms. Jones trying to control the hands but Mark won't let him. #T3# I really don't envy Jones right now.
Jones trying to control the position but Mark manages to sink in the hooks. Mark is hanging on to Jones's back as he tries to escape.
Jones trying to control but not successfully. #T4# Even with his hooks in, Mark manages to miss with strikes from the back. Jones is taking damage to the body and head. Mark not allowing Jones to control his hands. Mark biding his time, controlling Jones. Jones just trying to survive but Mark is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish. The crowd thankful this round is nearly over. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mincer Mark dominated that second round. The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round! #R3# Jones lands with a right hand. Mark doesn't succeed with the takedown#CL2# and Jones counters by moving into the clinch. Jones misses with the head strike.
Mark is trying to break the clinch but Jones has him pressed against the cage. Jones misses with some punches.
#TD2# Jones jumps guard.
#SUB2# Jones has an active guard here but Mark has managed to pass into half guard.
#SUB2# Jones looking for a kimura from the bottom but Mark passes into side control! We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Mark creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.#T1# Jones holds on tight, trying to prevent any damage. You can see the frustration on Jones's face, being in this tough position on the bottom. Jones really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Mark. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out. Jones trying his best to control but Mark has mounted him. Jones tries to control Mark's body but Mark pushes him off. Jones squirms to his side and now Mark has his back! What can Jones do to escape this position? He's going to have to figure it out pretty quick if he wants to stay in the fight!
#SUB# Jones defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Mark's arms. Jones tries to escape but Mark has the hooks in and won't let him break free. Jones trying to control the action but Mark just sinks the hooks in. #T2##SUB# Mark has his opponent's back and is working for the choke. Both fighters are breathing heavily. Jones trying to control the action but Mark just sinks the hooks in. #SUB# Mark looking for the RNC. Mark avoiding Jones 's attempts to control his hands. Mincer Mark overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.#T3# Jones wants to escape the position.
Mark gets his hands free as Jones looks to control. What can Jones do to escape this position? He's going to have to figure it out pretty quick if he wants to stay in the fight!
Mark controlling well, preventing Jones from escaping the position.
Mark throwing sloppy strikes. Mark gets his hands free as Jones looks to control. Jones tries to break free.
So, who will make the next big move? In this position it could be crucial.
Jones is keeping busy.
#T4# Jones wants to control his opponent's hands but Mark gets his hands free. Jones is in bad spot here.
Mark gets his hands free as Jones looks to control. #SUB# Mark is working for a rear naked choke. Jones is not defending it well and Mark has tightened it up quickly! This could be all over! Jones refuses to tap and goes to sleep, forcing the referee to intervene. A little trickle of blood came out of Jones's nose as his head slumped to the floor. That is naaaasty!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Mincer Mark!
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