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QFC Tournament 1044 Round 2 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jamal Blade (ranked 4843 p4p, 4861 weight class) and Javier Bracho (ranked 0 p4p, 221 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Big heart |
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jamal Blade!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Javier Bracho!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Leandro Rodrigues and Edson Gomes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fight stays on the outside here - Bracho looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Bracho shoots in but Blade avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Blade seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Blade misses with a body kick.
Bracho tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Blade defends well and Bracho ends up having to push Blade into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Bracho throws a series of punches but Blade avoids them all with ease.
Blade sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Bracho misses with a straight left.
Bracho lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Blade circles away quickly and effectively.
Bracho misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Blade drops down looking for a counter takedown but Bracho sprawls and moves away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Blade closes the distance and pushes Bracho back into the cage.
Bracho is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Blade is defending well for now.
Bracho is trying to drag Blade to the mat but Blade just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Jamal Blade has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Javier Bracho.
Blade jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Bracho walks away with a smile on his face. Blade gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blade fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Bracho stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Bracho has his takedown stuffed
and Blade counters with a three punch combo that has Bracho backing up. Bracho nods at Blade to acknowledge the strikes.
Blade gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Blade tries to pull guard but Bracho holds him up against the cage and eventually Blade drops back down to his feet.
Bracho breaks from the clinch.
Bracho slaps away a takedown attempt from Blade, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Blade tries to score with a low kick but Bracho moves his leg out of the way.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blade throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A nice side step and Bracho releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Blade instigates a clinch.
Bracho pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Blade throws a series of strikes that have Bracho backpedaling.
 It looks like Javier Bracho has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Blade shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Bracho pinned against the cage. Bracho gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Blade lands with a nice combination. Bracho backs away looking to recover.
Blade gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Blade escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Bracho fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Blade closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blade manages to break the clinch.
Blade dives in for a single leg takedown but Bracho sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Blade is breathing heavily.
Bracho manages to break the clinch.
Blade will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Blade has Bracho up against the cage in a clinch.
Bracho's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A solid leg kick lands there for Bracho.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Blade.
Blade tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Bracho swivels and escapes.
Blade gets caught flat footed, as Bracho shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bracho is looking to stand up but Blade won't let him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Bracho's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Bracho is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Bracho postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Bracho passes Blade's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Bracho is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bracho is nestled in close to Blade, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Bracho working the head and body with strikes.
Blade slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Bracho trying to stand up but can't free himself from Blade's guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Jamal Blade will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Javier Bracho's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Bracho takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Blade pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Bracho tries to counter by closing the distance.
Blade throws a head kick but Bracho moves out of range.
Blade avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Blade appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Blade shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Bracho as he avoids it easily.
Bracho connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Bracho tries to clinch up but Blade circles away and keeps his distance.
Bracho fails in his attempt to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Blade has his takedown stuffed
and Bracho counters with a two punch combo.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Bracho looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Blade is fending him off so far but Bracho persists. Nope, Blade circles away and we're back to standing.
Bracho has Blade up against the cage in a clinch.
Bracho breaks the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bracho shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Blade defends it nicely.
Blade misses with a takedown attempt - Bracho sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jamal Blade. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bracho walks into a stiff left hand from Blade.
Bracho fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Blade, pushing him back against the cage.
Bracho breaks the clinch.
Javier Bracho seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Bracho lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Blade displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Bracho.
Blade is looking for a counter combo.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blade rushes Bracho and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Bracho breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Blade has taken the fight to the clinch.
Bracho unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Blade has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Bracho after a bit of a struggle.
Bracho's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Bracho is looking to clinch but Blade is avoiding it.
Bracho misses with the combination.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Blade closes the distance and pushes Bracho back into the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blade lands a hook that snaps the head of Bracho backwards.
Blade tries to score a body lock takedown but Bracho shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Jamal Blade has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Bracho escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Jamal Blade is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bracho misses with a lunging right hand
and Blade counters with a nice body shot.
A head kick misses from Blade.
Blade keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Blade shoots in looking for a takedown but Bracho manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Blade's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Blade shoots in looking for a takedown. Bracho tries to sprawl out of it but Blade keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Bracho manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Bracho tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Blade swivels and escapes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bracho moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Blade misses with a takedown attempt - Bracho sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
As Blade backs off Bracho throws a huge counter combo but Blade manages to avoid it all.
Nice sprawl there from Blade as Bracho shoots in.
Blade misses with a takedown attempt - Bracho sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
A head kick misses from Blade.
Bracho gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bracho pulls guard.
Blade postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Blade sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Bracho's guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Javier Bracho showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Javier Bracho's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Nice sprawl there from Bracho as Blade shoots in.
Bracho darts in looking for a takedown but Blade gets double underhooks and turns Bracho into the cage.
Bracho shoots in and drives through. Blade sprawls well.
Blade is trying hard to land a takedown here. Bracho sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Blade throws a head kick but Bracho moves out of range.
Blade shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Bracho pinned against the cage. Bracho gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jamal Blade. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Blade gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Bracho to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Blade wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Bracho manages to pass to side control.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Blade trying to control but Bracho postures up.
Bracho working Blade over with strikes.
Blade tries to kick Bracho off but Bracho keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Javier Bracho has got the better of the ground game so far.
Bracho wants to pass the guard but Blade is defending well.
Bracho seems to be working for a kimura but Blade defends the submission attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bracho moves into full mount! Blade won't be happy about that!
Bracho controlling his opponent.
Bracho connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Blade is wriggling around trying to escape.
Blade is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Bracho jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Blade is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Blade and Bracho has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
Bracho creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Blade sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Bracho has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bracho swings around for an armbar but Blade sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Bracho's guard.
Blade passes Bracho's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Blade lands with a punch from half guard.
Blade postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Bracho to stand up.
Blade fails with the takedown.
Bracho misses with an uppercut. Blade saw that one coming.
Bracho will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Blade feinted with a counter takedown.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blade fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Bracho, pushing him back against the cage.
Blade misses with a knee strike.
Blade taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Bracho pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Bracho lands with a right hand.
Horrible takedown attempt by Bracho or perhaps it was just good defense by Blade, which made it look bad.
Blade closes the distance and clinches.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Bracho is pressed up against the cage. Blade has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Bracho down to the mat. Bracho avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Bracho misses with a double jab.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Javier Bracho.
I think Bracho 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 Alexandre Firmino scores the fight for Javier Bracho!
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight for Javier Bracho!
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight for Javier Bracho!
Javier Bracho wins by unanimous decision!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Taylor Jones (ranked 4919 p4p, 4441 weight class) and Marco Tulio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Marco Tulio has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Taylor Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Marco Tulio!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Felipe Paraventi and Mauricio Rocha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones gets caught napping as Tulio dives in and scores a takedown. Jones manages to retain guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Tulio sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Tulio won't allow Jones to sweep him here.
Jones not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Tulio loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Tulio is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Tulio stopping the sweep attempt from Jones.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tulio throwing strikes but missing.
Jones is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Tulio slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tulio postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Tulio passes Jones's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Tulio seems to be working for a kimura but Jones defends the submission attempt.
Tulio sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Tulio passes to side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tulio throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Tulio has hold of Jones's arm. He's looking for a kimura. Jones seems comfortable defending it but Tulio has shifted his position slighty and is cranking on the arm! Jones is real pain and he's forced to tap out! Jones is disgusted with himself for not defending it better but Tulio couldn't care less - he's delighted!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Marco Tulio!
During a confident post fight interview, Marco Tulio thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bad Dawg (ranked 4100 p4p, 4414 weight class) and Robert Lee (ranked 0 p4p, 524 weight class). The key to victory for Bad Dawg has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Bad Dawg!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Robert Lee!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Leandro Rodrigues and Paulo Santos.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dawg clobbers Lee with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Lee with a poor takedown
and Dawg counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Lee misses with a takedown
enabling Dawg to counter with a crisp jab.
Lee shoots and misses
and Dawg counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Bad Dawg has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Robert Lee.
Dawg connects with a body shot.
Dawg ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Dawg looks to land a combination. Lee sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
It looks like Robert Lee has been cut.
Dawg lands a jab to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dawg fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Dawg throws a left jab followed by a right to the body, Oh Lee colapses and takes a barrage of punches from Dawg as he moves to mount! the ref stops the fight and Lee is left battered and dazed whilst Dawg and his camp cheer!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bad Dawg!
Bad Dawg decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Main event
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bean Bryant (ranked 4745 p4p, 4711 weight class) and Maxmilian Outess (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Maxmilian Outess 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 light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Bean Bryant !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Maxmilian Outess!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Mauricio Rocha and Leandro Rodrigues.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Outess misses with a takedown attempt - Bryant sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Outess looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Outess scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Bryant doesn't seem bothered though.
Outess is trying hard to land a takedown here. Bryant sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Bean Bryant has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Maxmilian Outess.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Outess shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Bryant drops down looking for a counter takedown but Outess sprawls and moves away.
Outess throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Bryant was covering up waiting for the punch and Outess finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Bryant looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bryant trying to keep a closed guard but Outess is proving a slippery customer.
Outess got a little sloppy there for a moment and Bryant has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Outess has managed to get both his arms back between Bryant 's legs - danger averted.
Outess showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Bryant wants to sweep but no luck.
Outess is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Outess is trying to tuck his arms in to keep them safe but Bryant has managed to isolate one of them and has got a loose triangle. Outess is looking to defend but Bryant has done well to lock his legs together - this could be big trouble for Outess! Bryant pulls down on the head and a little smile comes across his face - he knows he's got it. Yep, Outess taps out and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Bean Bryant !
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