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QFC Tournament 470 Round 1 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Edward Kenway (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Leon Khan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Edward Kenway!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Leon Khan!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Tiny Johnson and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Khan is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A counter left hand to the body from Kenway misses its target.
Khan closes the distance and pushes Kenway back into the cage.
Khan blocking some punches.
A short right from Kenway.
Khan lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
It looks like Edward Kenway has been cut.
Kenway tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Khan's elbow.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kenway.
Kenway is trying to push Khan away but Khan has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Kenway misses with a hook from the clinch.
Khan lands a knee to the body.
Kenway is breathing heavily.
Khan lands an elbow just above Kenway 's eye.
Khan tries to land a knee to the head but Kenway blocks with his arms.
Kenway misses with a punch to the body.
Khan scores with a knee to the head.
Khan lands an elbow inside that Kenway shrugs off.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kenway fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Khan lands an elbow inside that Kenway shrugs off.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Khan.
Khan lands an elbow just above Kenway 's eye.
Kenway dodges an elbow strike from Khan.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Khan comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Khan comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Kenway is rocked!
Khan gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Oh Kenway is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A nice glancing elbow lands by Khan.
Khan blocking some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Kenway fails to land.
Kenway seems to have got his legs back now.
Khan pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Kenway avoids the elbow strike from Khan, against the cage.
Khan blocks a body shot from Kenway.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Khan.
With the fighters up against the cage, Khan throws an elbow but misses.
Khan has Kenway pressed against the cage, preventing Kenway from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Kenway has a couple of punches blocked by Khan.
Khan lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Kenway breaks the clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Khan looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Khan tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Khan doesn't manage to clinch there - Kenway circles away.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kenway throws a nice looking combination but Khan bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Khan drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Kenway defends it well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Khan looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Kenway lands with a shot to the body.
Khan tries to clinch but Kenway is having none of it.
Khan moves into the clinch successfully.
A head punch on the inside from Kenway fails to land.
A knee to the head by Khan.
Khan with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Khan just misses with a elbow thrown towards Kenway's brow.
Kenway fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Khan lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Kenway blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A head punch on the inside from Kenway fails to land.
Khan lands an elbow just above Kenway 's eye.
Edward Kenway's cut is getting worse.
Khan tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Kenway avoids it.
Khan lands an elbow inside.
Khan has Kenway pressed against the cage, preventing Kenway from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Kenway doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Khan comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Khan creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Kenway's defenses.
Kenway misses with some punches.
Kenway is trying to force a seperation but Khan has the dominant position.
Kenway takes an elbow to the forehead.
Kenway goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Khan connects with a nasty looking knee right to Kenway's face.
Khan lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Khan pulls back and lands a big elbow that stuns Kenway! Khan unloads with more strikes and Kenway sinks to his knees! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Leon Khan!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Gilliam Garner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joe Sheen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gilliam Garner!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Joe Sheen!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Daniel Franklin and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sheen throws a poor cross that misses
and Garner counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Garner throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Sheen tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Garner is able to avoid easily.
Garner was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Sheen misses with a wild body shot.
Sheen swings for the body but Garner moves out of range.
Garner connects with a looping right hand.
Garner avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Garner was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Sheen shoots in looking for a takedown but Garner manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Sheen's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Sheen throws a body shot but no joy.
Garner moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sheen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Garner was well out of range. Poor timing from Sheen.
Sheen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Garner.
Sheen tries to land a front kick but Garner steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Sheen misses the body punch
and Garner counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Sheen misses with a shot to the body
and Garner counters with a right hand to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sheen misses with a body shot
and Garner counters with a stiff right hand.
Sheen is rocked!
Garner darts in and lands a big hook, right on the button! Sheen's legs crumble underneath him as he falls to the canvas! The ref tackles Garner before he gets to land any more shots to his stricken foe.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:13 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Gilliam Garner!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Pretty Tony (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Olivier Lefevre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Pretty Tony!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Olivier Lefevre!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Cecil Peabody and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lefevre swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Tony bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Lefevre throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lefevre lands with an uppercut that bounces Tony off the cage and back into range.
Lefevre swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Tony connects with an inside leg kick.
Lefevre is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tony misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Tony keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Lefevre looks to throw the jab but Tony is out of range.
Lefevre just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromTony.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tony throws a head kick that Lefevre semi-blocks.
Tony throws a low kick but Lefevre avoids it.
Olivier Lefevre seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lefevre throws a poor cross that misses
and Tony counters with a thumping low kick.
Lefevre rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Tony counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Tony cracks the inside of Lefevre's front leg.
Tony tries to land a front kick but Lefevre steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Lefevre throws a hook to the side of Tony's head but Tony sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Lefevre takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Lefevre throws a poor cross that misses
and Tony counters with an outside leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lefevre lands a jab to the head.
A chopping leg kick lands by Tony.
Lefevre throws an overhand right that lands on Tony's shoulder, as Tony tries to avoid the shot.
Tony is looking to counter with a body kick.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Tony lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Lefevre has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Lefevre and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Lefevre misses the jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lefevre looks to land a right hand but Tony moved out of range.
That kick from Tony tenderised Lefevre's leg. Lefevre is trying to keep his angry face on.
Lefevre takes a head kick and keeps coming.
It looks like Olivier Lefevre has been cut.
Tony throws a head kick that half lands.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lefevre takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Lefevre loads up on a big right hand but Tony slips the punch.
A slow jab from Lefevre misses its intended target.
Tony throws a nice outside leg kick.
Lefevre throws a sloppy body shot
and Tony counters with a thumping low kick.
Tony throws a sloppy head kick
and Lefevre counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Lefevre misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tony.
Tony takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lefevre swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Tony looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Lefevre loads up on a big right hand but Tony slips the punch.
Lefevre looks to throw the jab but Tony is out of range.
Tony fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Lefevre has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Tony throws a half hearted mid kick.
Lefevre misses with a lunging right hand
and Tony counters with a slapping leg kick.
Lefevre swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Tony thinks about countering with a body kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tony throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Lefevre looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Tony moves out of range as Lefevre strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pretty Tony dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Olivier Lefevre's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Lefevre throws an ugly left hook that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Tony looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Tony uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lefevre.
Tony moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Lefevre moves out of range of the body kick from Tony.
The fighters circling - Lefevre throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lefevre misses with a wild body shot.
Tony needs to keep his hands up - Lefevre had a free shot at his head there.
Lefevre swings widly with a right hand
and Tony counters with a body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tony throws a push kick but Lefevre slaps the foot to one side.
A countering left hand to the body from Lefevre misses.
Tony turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Lefevre swings widly with a right hand
and Tony counters with a nice low kick that buckles Lefevre's knee momentarily.
Tony pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Tony scores with a head kick. Lefevre tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Lefevre falls off balance throwing a combination
and Tony counters with a slapping leg kick.
Lefevre throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Tony tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Lefevre might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Tony has got the better of the exchanges.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tony connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Tony slips a jab from Lefevre.
Tony looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Lefevre's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Lefevre misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tony.
Lefevre throws a big shot that misses.
Tony misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Lefevre looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Tony on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Lefevre swings widly with a right hand
and Tony counters with an outside leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A punch combination from Lefevre misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lefevre throws a looping overhand right but Tony ducks down to avoid it.
Tony looks to land a body kick but Lefevre moved away.
Lefevre throws the left hand but Tony avoids the punch easily.
Tony is looking to counter with head kicks.
Lefevre lands a jab-cross combination.
Lefevre misses with a wild body shot.
Lefevre digs a good hook to Tony's body.
Tony throws a quick inside leg kick.
Tony looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lefevre swings away with a body shot that misses
and Tony counters with a good low kick that Lefevre was not able to check.
Lefevre misses with a few strikes there.
Lefevre tests Tony's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Lefevre misses with a shot to the body
and Tony counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Lefevre is lucky that one didn't land flush.
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!
Tony throws a nice inside leg kick.
A shot to the liver by Lefevre. Beautiful body shot.
Tony throws a low kick but Lefevre moves out of range easily.
Nice jab there from Lefevre.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Pretty Tony will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Olivier Lefevre's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Tony moves away from the strike by Lefevre.
Tony bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Pretty Tony is winning the standup battle so far.
Tony with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Lefevre just misses with a punch to the body.
Lefevre takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Lefevre looks to throw the jab but Tony is out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A big right from Lefevre misses.
Tony slips a jab from Lefevre.
Tony looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Tony lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lefevre throws a right hand that misses
and Tony counters with a low kick, right behind Lefevre 's knee.
Lefevre takes a swing at Tony's ribcage but misses.
Lefevre misses with a hook to the body
and Tony counters with a nice low kick that buckles Lefevre's knee momentarily.
Tony misses with a body kick.
Lefevre misses the body punch
and Tony counters with a slapping leg kick.
Lefevre misses the shot to the body.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Tony.
Tony throws a leg kick which misses Lefevre's front leg but catches the back leg as Lefevre tries to avoid it.
Pretty Tony is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Lefevre misses.
Tony half committed to a counter leg kick.
Lefevre connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Tony's hands.
A nice leg kick lands there from Tony.
Tony throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
A slow jab from Lefevre misses its intended target.
Tony feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Lefevre misses with a left hand
and Tony counters with a big head kick but Lefevre shrugs it off.
Tony slips a straight right by Lefevre.
Lefevre swings widly with a right hand
and Tony counters with a low kick, right behind Lefevre 's knee.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lefevre throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Tony throws a leg kick but Lefevre moved away.
Lefevre looks like he wants to counter punch here.
A punch combination from Lefevre misses.
Lefevre on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Tony. Tony obviously looking to wear him down.
Lefevre throws a poor cross that misses
and Tony counters with a leg kick.
Lefevre misses with an uppercut. Tony saw that one coming.
Tony half committed to a counter leg kick.
Tony displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Lefevre throws out the jab.
Tony fires out a quick counter leg kick but Lefevre just manages to avoid it.
Olivier Lefevre has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Lefevre swings away with a body shot that misses
and Tony counters with a good low kick that Lefevre was not able to check.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lefevre misses with a left hand
and Tony counters with a nice body kick.
Lefevre swings widly with a right hand
and Tony counters with an outside leg kick.
Lefevre scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Tony throws a nice inside leg kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Tony.
Tony tries a head kick but it misses.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Lefevre misses with a right hand
and Tony counters with a leg kick.
Tony lands a head kick. Lefevre smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
And that's the end of the fight!
Pretty Tony showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Tony 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 Daniel Franklin scores the fight for Pretty Tony!
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight for Pretty Tony!
Judge George Francis scores the fight for Pretty Tony!
Pretty Tony wins by unanimous decision!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Zamora Ruinashi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Manny Lowdown (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Manny Lowdown 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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Zamora Ruinashi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Manny Lowdown!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, George Francis and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ruinashi misses with a left hand
and Lowdown counters with a single leg into guard. Ruinashi didn't expect that.
Lowdown drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Lowdown jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Lowdown is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Lowdown postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Ruinashi is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Lowdown, into his guard.
Ruinashi sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Lowdown's guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lowdown looking for submissions off his back.
Lowdown actively working from the bottom here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lowdown looking for submissions off his back.
Ruinashi is trying to control the action in half guard but Lowdown is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lowdown tries to roll over but Ruinashi keeps him under control.
Lowdown looking for submissions off his back.
That's two 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.
Lowdown is refusing to be controlled, as Ruinashi sits in half guard.
Ruinashi is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Lowdown is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lowdown looking for submissions off his back.
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.
Lowdown looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ruinashi passes the guard and advances to mount!
Lowdown is squirming around, avoiding Ruinashi's attempts to control the action.
Lowdown tries to lock up and control but Ruinashi gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Ruinashi trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Lowdown can't escape the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Manny Lowdown will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Ruinashi throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Lowdown counters with a nice double leg into side control. Ruinashi won't be happy with that.
Lowdown has an Americana. Ruinashi didn't react quickly enough there and he's in big trouble now! He tries to squirm out but is forced to tap! Lowdown is delighted and gyrates in front of the ring girls. They seem to like the attention - it'll be interesting to see if Lowdown hooks up with any of them at the after show party.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:22 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Manny Lowdown!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tobias Gibson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vincente Russo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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Good takedowns
Basic striking
Good chin |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tobias Gibson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Vincente Russo!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Cecil Peabody and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gibson throws a low kick but it's checked well by Russo.
Gibson avoids a punch combination nicely.
Gibson tries for a takedown but Russo circles away easily
and Gibson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
It looks like Tobias Gibson has been cut.
Gibson is trying hard to land a takedown here. Russo sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
A nice side step and Russo releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Gibson fails with the takedown
and Russo counters with a nice right hand that sends Gibson toppling to the canvas! Gibson scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Russo finish him?!
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tobias Gibson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gibson with a poor takedown
and Russo counters with a crisp right that sends Gibson to the canvas! Russo follows up with punches from the mount and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Vincente Russo!
Vincente Russo thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Thomas Anderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alexandre Pesic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Thomas Anderson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Alexandre Pesic!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Wesley Smith and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Anderson clinches up with Pesic and pushes him back against the cage.
Pesic tries to throw a body punch but Anderson avoids it by throwing Pesic back against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Anderson.
Pesic tries to throw a body punch but Anderson avoids it by throwing Pesic back against the cage.
Pesic misses with a body punch.
Anderson tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Anderson scores with a shot to the side of Pesic's head.
Anderson tries a body shot but Pesic blocks it.
Anderson fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Pesic swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Pesic lands an uppercut.
Pesic can't find room to land a body shot as Anderson controls the action.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pesic swings wildly with an uppercut but Anderson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pesic manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Pesic keeps control of Anderson as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pesic struggles to land a body shot inside as Anderson controls his hands.
Anderson successfully pulls guard.
Anderson working a defensive guard but Pesic passes into half guard.
Pesic wants to take a breather but Anderson is having none of it.
Anderson actively working from the bottom here.
Anderson is looking to escape.
Pesic seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Anderson does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Anderson looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anderson wants to get back to full guard.
Pesic is keen to just control but Anderson is a slippery customer.
Anderson actively working from the bottom here.
Pesic trying to control from half guard but Anderson is working away.
Pesic is thwarting Anderson's attempts to control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anderson actively working from the bottom here.
Pesic really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Anderson. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Pesic seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Anderson does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Anderson trying to hold on to Pesic's head to control him but Pesic postures up.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Pesic moves into the clinch.
Anderson swings wildly with an uppercut but Pesic uses good head movement to avoid it.
Anderson tries to pull guard but Pesic forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Anderson drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Pesic gets the underhooks and prevents it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Thomas Anderson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Pesic stalls.
Pesic tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Anderson's elbow.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
A nice left hand lands by Pesic.
Anderson tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Pesic just stands there and leans against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Alexandre Pesic will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Pesic closes the distance and clinches.
Pesic struggles to land a body shot inside as Anderson controls his hands.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Pesic avoids the elbow strike from Anderson, against the cage.
Anderson is trying to pull guard but Pesic has him pressed against the cage.
A right hook to the body lands for Pesic.
Anderson jumps guard but Pesic turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Pesic lands a body shot.
Anderson tries to pull guard but Pesic holds him up against the cage and eventually Anderson drops back down to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Thomas Anderson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Pesic lands with a short shot to the head.
Pesic tries a body shot but Anderson blocks it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pesic is working Anderson over against the cage.
Anderson is trying to push Pesic away but Pesic has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Pesic misses with a punch to the body.
Pesic digs a right hand into Anderson's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Anderson's gas tank.
Alexandre Pesic seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Pesic lands a right hand that snaps the head of Anderson backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pesic blocks a body shot from Anderson.
Anderson has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Pesic avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Pesic stalling against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Pesic.
Pesic leaning against his opponent.
Pesic scores with a nice hook to the head.
Pesic has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Pesic scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Anderson is trying to break the clinch but Pesic has him pressed against the cage.
Pesic is leaning against Anderson and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Pesic displaying some good clinch control by pressing Anderson up against the cage.
Pesic working some nice short punches in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pesic misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Anderson misses with a punch to the body.
Pesic has Anderson pressed against the cage.
Pesic taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Stalling in the clinch from Pesic.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Pesic continues to stall. The referee tells him to work or he's going to break them up.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Alexandre Pesic.
Pesic has closed the distance and engaged Anderson in a clinch.
Anderson has Pesic pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Anderson pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Pesic tumbling to the mat - Anderson dives into Pesic's guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Anderson has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Pesic is proving hard to escape from.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anderson trying to control the position from guard on top but Pesic is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Anderson throwing strikes from guard but Pesic blocks nicely.
Anderson postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Anderson stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Pesic swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Anderson throws a big elbow that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Pesic working a defensive guard here.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Anderson has managed to clinch.
Pesic lands a left hand.
Pesic scores with a nice hook to the head.
Anderson is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Pesic pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Pesic lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Anderson or not.
Pesic goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A right hook to the body lands for Pesic.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Pesic just leaning against Anderson, taking a breather.
Anderson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Anderson jumps guard but Pesic stands there with Anderson around his waist. Anderson gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Pesic presses Anderson against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alexandre Pesic showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Pesic pushes Anderson up against the cage in a clinch.
A right hand to the body from Pesic.
Pesic scores with a nice hook to the head.
Pesic lands with a left to the head.
Anderson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Anderson goes for a takedown attempt but Pesic pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Anderson misses with a body shot.
Pesic has managed to clinch.
Nice body punch from Pesic - that landed with a thud.
Anderson wants a takedown.
A short right from Pesic.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pesic tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Anderson's elbow.
Pesic stalling in the clinch.
Pesic makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Stalling in the clinch from Pesic.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pesic slows down the pace here.
Pesic stalls.
Pesic lands a left hand.
Anderson takes a shot to the head.
Anderson pulls guard effortlessly.
Pesic postures up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Pesic looking to sit in guard and control but Anderson gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Pesic can do anything to dispel that myth.
Anderson drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Anderson jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pesic looking to control.
Anderson drops back looking for a leg! Pesic is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Pesic manages to kick Anderson off! Anderson jumps back into Pesic's guard.
Anderson throwing strikes from guard but Pesic blocks nicely.
Pesic avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pesic keeping moving, preventing Anderson from controlling successfully.
Anderson drops back looking for a leg! Pesic is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Pesic manages to kick Anderson off! Anderson jumps back into Pesic's guard.
Pesic working a defensive guard but Anderson passes into half guard.
Thomas Anderson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Pesic trying to control but Anderson postures up.
Pesic avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Anderson.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Pesic is trying to get back to full guard.
Anderson is looking for a kimura but Pesic is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Anderson to get the leverage.
Anderson is working for a submission of some sort.
Anderson tries to pass the half guard into mount. Pesic knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Alexandre Pesic is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Pesic is defending against the submission attempts here by Anderson.
And that's the end of the fight!
Alexandre Pesic comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Pesic winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Frank Dennis scores the fight for Alexandre Pesic!
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight for Alexandre Pesic!
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight for Alexandre Pesic!
Alexandre Pesic wins by unanimous decision!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Guitar Blues (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Igor Stankevich (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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180 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
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Decent boxing
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Guitar Blues!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Igor Stankevich!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Robert Twigg and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stankevich moves into range and connects with a jab.
Stankevich digs a good body shot into Blues's ribs.
Stankevich works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Igor Stankevich seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Blues avoids a punch combination nicely.
Stankevich throws a front kick aimed at Blues's knee but Blues avoids it well.
Blues drops down looking for a counter takedown but Stankevich sprawls and moves away.
Stankevich shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Blues eats them both and turns towards Stankevich to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Stankevich works the jab nicely.
Blues takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Stankevich throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Blues stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The fighters circling - Stankevich throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Blues feinted with a counter takedown.
Stankevich lands with a nice body punch.
Stankevich ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Igor Stankevich is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stankevich lands a nice shot to the body.
Blues ducks under a wild hook from Stankevich.
Blues changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Blues takes one on the button.
Stankevich is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Blues.
Stankevich throws a nice looking combination but Blues bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Blues tries to counter with a takedown but Stankevich is quick to defend against it.
Stankevich misses with a double jab.
Blues tries to counter with a takedown but Stankevich is quick to defend against it.
Stankevich misses with a looping left.
Stankevich throws a leg kick that misses.
Blues attempts a counter takedown but Stankevich avoids it well and moves away.
Stankevich comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Stankevich clobbers Blues with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
A telegraphed right hand from Stankevich misses the target.
Blues appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stankevich moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Stankevich ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Blues moves away.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Stankevich fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Blues manages to avoid it.
Blues changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Stankevich lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Stankevich misses with a looping left.
Blues attempts a counter takedown but Stankevich avoids it well and moves away.
Blues moves out of range as Stankevich strikes.
Blues tries to counter with a takedown but Stankevich is quick to defend against it.
Stankevich misses with a few strikes there.
Stankevich misses with the combination.
Blues feinted with a counter takedown.
Stankevich misses with a straight right.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stankevich just misses with a punch to the body.
Blues slips a jab and a cross from Stankevich.
Blues changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Stankevich fails to land with a series of punches.
Stankevich looks winded!
Stankevich misses with a looping right.
Stankevich misses with a series of wild punches.
Blues attempts a counter takedown but Stankevich avoids it well and moves away.
No joy there for Stankevich, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Blues tries to counter with a takedown but Stankevich is quick to defend against it.
Stankevich throws the left hand but Blues avoids the punch easily.
Blues half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Stankevich jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Blues appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Stankevich throws a series of punches but Blues avoids them all with ease.
Blues half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Blues on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stankevich throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Stankevich just misses with a punch to the body.
A swing and a miss from Stankevich.
Stankevich connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
A looping hook to the body misses from Stankevich. Blues does a little dance to reset his feet.
Blues slips under a jab from Stankevich.
Blues appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Stankevich throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Blues showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Stankevich.
A slow jab from Stankevich misses its intended target.
Blues appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Igor Stankevich dominated that 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.
Blues keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Blues half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Blues needs to keep his hands up - Stankevich had a free shot at his head there.
Stankevich fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Blues is out of range.
Blues changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Stankevich misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Blues appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Stankevich misses with a few strikes there.
Stankevich lands with an overhand left.
Stankevich catches Blues with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Stankevich will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Blues feinted with a counter takedown.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
No joy there for Stankevich, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Stankevich thuds his right hand into Blues's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stankevich misses with a hook.
Stankevich throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Blues changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Stankevich misses with a low kick.
Blues avoids a punch combination nicely.
Stankevich is breathing heavily.
Stankevich scores with a decent looking hook.
Stankevich scores with a jab to the head.
Stankevich misses the shot to the body.
Stankevich closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Stankevich lands a jab to the head.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Blues. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stankevich rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Blues moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Stankevich looks to land a combination but Blues avoids it well.
Stankevich lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Blues circles away quickly and effectively.
Blues appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Stankevich swinging wildly here.
A combination from Stankevich does no damage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Stankevich throws a hook to the side of Blues's head but Blues sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Blues changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Stankevich misses with a two punch combination.
Stankevich misses with a body shot.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Blues might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Stankevich fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stankevich throws the left hand but Blues avoids the punch easily.
Blues checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Igor Stankevich is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Blues ducks under a wild hook from Stankevich.
Blues uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Stankevich.
Blues appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Stankevich looks to land a left hand but Blues moved out of range nicely.
A swing and a miss from Stankevich.
Blues appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Stankevich throws a left and a right that both miss
and Blues counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Blues 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. Stankevich tries to escape but it's on too tight and he has to tap! Great BJJ skills there from Blues!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Guitar Blues!
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