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QFC Tournament 434 Round 2 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jon Hendricks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Josh Birbant (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hendricks's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, All I Do Is Win. Jon Hendricks has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count 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 Las Vegas, Jon Hendricks!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Josh Birbant!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Daniel Franklin and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hendricks throws a series of punches but Birbant moves out of range.
Birbant rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Hendricks moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Hendricks connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Birbant momentarily.
Birbant lands with a thumping leg kick.
Hendricks scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Birbant blocks a jab.
Hendricks throws a body punch but Birbant moves out of range.
Birbant gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Hendricks.
Birbant avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Birbant doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Hendricks takes a swing at Birbant's ribcage but misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hendricks lands with an uppercut that bounces Birbant off the cage and back into range.
The fighters circle momentarily. Hendricks darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Birbant is rocked!
Hendricks ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Birbant moves away.
Birbant is still on wobbly legs! Can Hendricks finish him?
Hendricks throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Jon Hendricks seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A jab lands there for Hendricks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Birbant slips a jab from Hendricks.
Hendricks misses with a few strikes there.
Hendricks looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Birbant seems to have recovered his senses.
Birbant tries a head kick but it misses.
Hendricks takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Birbant moves away from the strike by Hendricks.
No joy there for Hendricks, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Hendricks throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Birbant fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Hendricks throws a body punch but Birbant moves out of range.
Hendricks misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Birbant.
Birbant has Hendricks up against the cage in a clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Birbant manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
The crowd are getting on Birbant's back here. They're not happy about his lack of aggression in the clinch.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Josh Birbant.
Hendricks dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Birbant clinches with his opponent.
Birbant lands with a light punch inside.
Birbant stalling against the cage.
Birbant lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Birbant scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Birbant manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Birbant pushes Hendricks back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Birbant stalling in the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A shot in the inside from Birbant.
Birbant lands a left hand that snaps the head of Hendricks backwards.
Birbant lands with a left to the head.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Birbant makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Birbant lands with a short head shot on the inside.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Birbant lands a takedown into guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hendricks can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Birbant controls the pace.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Jon Hendricks will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Hendricks misses with a wild combination.
Hendricks scores with a sloppy right hand. Birbant should have avoided that one.
Hendricks lands with a good body shot.
Birbant slips a straight right by Hendricks.
No luck for Birbant with that takedown attempt.
Hendricks scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Birbant has taken the fight to the clinch.
Birbant scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Birbant cracks Hendricks with a nice body shot.
Birbant lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Birbant lands an uppercut.
Hendricks's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Birbant lands a nice uppercut.
Birbant just leaning against Hendricks, taking a breather.
Birbant lands a left hand.
Birbant is trying to drag Hendricks to the mat but Hendricks just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Birbant lands a hook to the side of the head.
Birbant is pushing Hendricks up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Birbant lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Birbant doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A short right from Birbant.
Nice body punch from Birbant.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Birbant gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Hendricks regains guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Birbant content to stall in guard here.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Birbant decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Birbant avoids the body shot from Hendricks.
Hendricks throws a looping overhand right but Birbant ducks down to avoid it.
Birbant scoring well with a low kick there.
Hendricks stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Birbant.
Birbant slips under a jab.
Birbant misses with a hook.
Birbant keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hendricks just misses with a punch to the body.
Jon Hendricks is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Birbant gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Still in the clinch, Birbant scores with a nice short uppercut.
Hendricks letting Birbant take a breather here.
Birbant throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Birbant softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Birbant is stalling here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Josh Birbant showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Hendricks tries to keep at a distance but Birbant has taken the fight into the clinch.
Come on Birbant - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Josh Birbant.
A big right from Hendricks misses.
Birbant slips a straight right by Hendricks.
A telegraphed right hand from Hendricks misses the target.
Some wild striking there from Hendricks.
Birbant moves into the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Birbant.
Birbant dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Birbant receives a warning from the referee for stalling.
Birbant lands a hook that snaps the head of Hendricks backwards.
Birbant leaning his opponent against the cage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Josh Birbant.
Birbant keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Birbant doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Hendricks lands a nice looking body shot.
Birbant looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Birbant throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Hendricks's waist but Hendricks gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Birbant off to one side.
Hendricks swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Hendricks swings away with a body shot that misses
and Birbant counters by moving into the clinch.
Birbant's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Birbant lands a right hand that snaps the head of Hendricks backwards.
Birbant stalls.
Birbant lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Hendricks backwards.
Hendricks's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Hendricks is pressed up against the cage. Birbant has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Hendricks down to the mat. Hendricks avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Hendricks fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Birbant manages to avoid it.
Hendricks misses the shot to the body.
Hendricks dips to his left and cracks Birbant with an uppercut!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Birbant explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Hendricks misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Birbant.
Hendricks misses with a jab, cross combination.
Birbant gets a clinch.
Birbant lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Birbant is stalling here.
Birbant lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Birbant leaning his opponent against the cage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Josh Birbant comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Birbant 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 Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight for Josh Birbant!
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight for Josh Birbant!
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight for Josh Birbant!
Josh Birbant wins by unanimous decision!
Jon Hendricks spoke after the fight, saying 'I am not impressed by your performance.'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Bob Magamedov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Snoop Dogg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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170 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
Good in bed |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
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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 Las Vegas, Bob Magamedov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Snoop Dogg!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Alan Glass and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dogg scores with a takedown into Magamedov's guard.
Magamedov escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Dogg gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Dogg postures up.
Dogg stands over his opponent and dives in with a flying punch! Magamedov throws up his legs and catches Dogg in a triangle! Oh this looks tight! Dogg tries to escape but he's forced to tap! Wow, fantastic work there by Magamedov! That came out of nowhere!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Bob Magamedov!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Mballz EsHari (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mr Universe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be fireworks!
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175 lbs
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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 Las Vegas, Mballz EsHari!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mr Universe!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Frank Dennis and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice sprawl there from Universe as EsHari shoots in.
Universe throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Universe has taken the fight to the clinch.
EsHari tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Universe lands a nice elbow.
It looks like Mballz EsHari has been cut.
EsHari is looking to take this one to the mat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mballz EsHari. That's going to take a lot out of him.
EsHari tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Universe just stands there and leans against the cage.
Universe lands an elbow inside.
Universe lands an elbow that stopped EsHari in his tracks for a moment.
Universe lands a damaging elbow.
EsHari is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
EsHari tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Universe just stands there and leans against the cage.
Universe lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
EsHari takes an elbow to the temple.
EsHari is trying to maintain a safe position but Universe gets an underhook and turns EsHari into the cage.
Universe comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Universe.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Universe lands an elbow inside.
EsHari has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Universe avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Universe.
Universe lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Mballz EsHari's cut is getting worse.
Universe creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through EsHari's defenses.
EsHari takes an elbow to the temple.
Universe lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Universe lands a nice elbow.
EsHari is rocked!
EsHari is breathing heavily.
EsHari takes an elbow to the forehead.
Oh EsHari is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Universe lands an elbow inside.
Universe creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through EsHari's defenses.
Mballz EsHari's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Universe lands an elbow just above EsHari 's eye.
Clinched against the cage, Universe lands a big elbow that drops EsHari! The ref dives in to save him from more shots - EsHari is complaining that he's OK but he was done.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mr Universe!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Bob Acton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kogaratsu Masamoto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Bob Acton has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Bob Acton seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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BJJ Blue 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 Las Vegas, Bob Acton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kogaratsu Masamoto!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Wesley Smith and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Masamoto closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Acton wants to control but Masamoto is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Acton regains full guard. Nicely done.
Acton is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Masamoto is looking for a sweep. Acton is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Acton is thwarting Masamoto's attempts to control the position.
Acton wants to lay and pray for a moment but Masamoto keeps working.
Acton has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Masamoto is squirming around, avoiding Acton's attempts to control the action.
Acton landing strikes from the mount and Masamoto is in trouble!
Masamoto really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Acton. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Masamoto is in all sorts of trouble here.
Acton looking to control and managing it successfully.
Masamoto tries to buck Acton off but he can't manage it.
Acton in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Acton 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.
Acton is trying to take his opponent's back.
Acton has hold of Masamoto's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Masamoto manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Masamoto is trying to escape the mount.
Acton fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Acton has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Masamoto's face.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Acton controlling from mount.
Acton with shots to the head and body - Masamoto looks very uncomfortable down there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Masamoto in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Masamoto is desperately trying to improve his position but Acton has a good base and remains in mount.
Acton can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Masamoto is looking to escape.
Acton wants to take his opponent's back but Masamoto doesn't allow it.
Acton is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Masamoto to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Masamoto shrugs it off.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Acton looking for a guillotine from mount but Masamoto is having none of it.
Acton wants to control the pace but Masamoto is squirming around nicely.
Masamoto is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Acton trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Masamoto defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Acton.
Masamoto has given up his back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Acton is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Acton looking for the RNC.
Masamoto is in bad spot here.
Masamoto wants to control his opponent's hands but Acton gets his hands free.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Acton scores with a nice shot to the head of his opponent. Masamoto is looking for a way out.
You can see the frustration on Masamoto's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bob Acton dominated that round.
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.
Acton takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Acton fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Acton closes the distance and clinches up with Masamoto, looking for a takedown. Acton pushes Masamoto against the cage but Masamoto circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Acton gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Masamoto to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Masamoto stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Acton swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Acton throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Acton throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Masamoto would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Acton is pulling down on Masamoto's head to control his posture.
Masamoto trying to control but Acton is working from the bottom.
Acton seems keen to control Masamoto's posture.
Masamoto drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Masamoto jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Acton has control of Masamoto's left arm, preventing Masamoto from doing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Acton has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Masamoto can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Acton keeping moving, preventing Masamoto from controlling successfully.
Acton looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Acton has his foot on Masamoto's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Masamoto works his way back into a safe position though.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Masamoto tries to stand but Acton is controlling from the bottom.
Masamoto is breathing heavily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Acton is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Masamoto tries to stand but Acton is controlling from the bottom.
Acton controlling Masamoto's posture.
Masamoto wants to control from the top but Acton keeps moving.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Kogaratsu Masamoto wasn't active enough on the ground.
Masamoto tries to close the distance and clinch up but Acton swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Acton fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bob Acton. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Masamoto closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Acton's guard.
Acton is looking for a triangle but Masamoto pushes his legs off easily.
Acton controlling the position.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Acton is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Masamoto is aware though and is defending well.
Masamoto must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Acton has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Acton tries to land a sweep but no joy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bob Acton dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Acton dives in for a single leg takedown but Masamoto sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Masamoto tries to stall but Acton uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Masamoto pulls Acton into guard.
Masamoto is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Acton defends well.
Acton trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Masamoto uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Acton blocks a head kick by Masamoto.
Masamoto takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Masamoto tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Masamoto closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Acton did well to prevent Masamoto getting side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Acton is controlling Masamoto's trapped leg to prevent Masamoto from advancing to side control.
Acton makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Acton.
Acton lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Acton passes Masamoto's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Acton lands with a punch from half guard.
Acton content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Bob Acton overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Masamoto looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Acton frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Acton controlling his opponent.
Masamoto is trying to escape the mount but Acton keeps good control and instead manages to take Masamoto's back.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Masamoto defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
Acton has both hooks in and is working for a choke. Masamoto is in real trouble here. Acton gets an arm under the chin and tightens the submission attempt... is this the end? Yes, Masamoto is tapping out! Acton wins by rear naked choke!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Bob Acton!
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| S |
C
A |
G |
S |
C
B |
G |
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S |
C |
G |
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energy
A | B |
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hype
A | B |
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pop
A | B |
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
77% |
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