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QFC Tournament 326 Round 2 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tork Mendez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Josh Kendall (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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145 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Granite chin |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Good elbows
Granite chin |
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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, Tork Mendez!
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, Josh Kendall!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Alexandre Firmino and Matheus Silva.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sloppy strikes from Kendall. Those never looked like landing.
Mendez shoots for a takedown but Kendall saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Mendez takes the fight into the clinch.
Mendez lands a hook to the side of the head.
Mendez leaning against his opponent.
Kendall breaks the clinch.
Mendez looking to score a takedown here. Kendall is defending well but Mendez drives through and ends up in Kendall's guard.
Mendez is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Kendall wants to stand up but Mendez is controlling him.
Mendez pushes down on Kendall's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Kendall looks like he's trying to stand up.
Mendez missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kendall is looking to escape.
Mendez 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.
Mendez controlling the action here.
Kendall trying to control here.
Mendez looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Kendall with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Mendez wants to work for an arm triangle but Kendall is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Mendez wants to work for an arm triangle but Kendall is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Kendall is looking for a sweep. Mendez is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mendez working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Mendez is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Kendall is looking to control Mendez's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Kendall avoid being mounted?
Mendez looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Ground and pound from Mendez.
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!
Mendez throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Mendez is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Mendez missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Mendez in particular looking to stall.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mendez wants to lay and pray for a moment but Kendall keeps working.
Kendall misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Kendall trying to control but Mendez postures up.
Kendall is looking to improve his position.
Mendez trying to mount his opponent but Kendall defends it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kendall taking some punishment here, with Mendez in his half guard.
Kendall trying to control from the bottom.
Kendall on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Kendall is defending against the submission attempts here by Mendez.
Kendall is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mendez is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tork Mendez dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Kendall tries to clinch but Mendez is having none of it.
Mendez misses with a few strikes there.
Kendall darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Mendez wants to control but Kendall is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Kendall wants to control but Mendez is keeping him busy.
Kendall prevents Mendez from improving his position.
Mendez holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Mendez gets full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mendez controlling the position.
Mendez has his foot on Kendall's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Kendall works his way back into a safe position though.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Mendez holds on and takes a little breather.
Mendez is looking to cinch up a triangle. Kendall throws the leg off to one side though and gets in tight to Mendez's body to avoid the submission. Mendez has instead reached around Kendall's neck and now has a guillotine! Oh, this is biiiig trouble! Mendez arches his back and squeezes and forces the tap from his hapless opponent.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:37 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Tork Mendez!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Robb Stark (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Burt Howard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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215 lbs
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185 cm
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205 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Counter fighter
Good chin |
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Good wrestler
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, Robb Stark!
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, Burt Howard!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Matheus Silva and Emerson Jorge.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Howard shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Howard works over Stark with some ground and pound from guard.
Stark lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Howard!
Howard working to try and regain half guard.
Howard holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Stark tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Howard defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Stark.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Stark trying to control but Howard is having none of it.
Stark with good strikes from the mount here!
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Howard is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Howard is desperately trying to improve his position but Stark has a good base and remains in mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Howard is still trying to improve position.
Howard is flailing around, obviously not happy about being mounted. Stark locks hold of one of his arms and spins for an armbar. He's got it! Howard is forced to tap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Robb Stark!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Manuel Estevan Payan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jan Jankowski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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212 lbs
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210 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
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Good takedowns
Counter fighter
Granite chin |
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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, Manuel Estevan Payan!
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, Jan Jankowski!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Edson Gomes and Felipe Paraventi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Payan looks to throw the jab but Jankowski is out of range.
Jankowski changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Payan tries to avoid it but Jankowski manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Payan to the ground. Payan escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Payan misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jankowski.
Payan rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Jankowski moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Payan loads up on a big right hand but Jankowski slips the punch.
Jankowski fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Payan misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jankowski.
Payan misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jankowski.
Payan fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Jankowski sprawls well initially but Payan persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Jankowski wants to control but Payan is keeping busy.
Jankowski keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Jankowski moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Jankowski has a closed guard, preventing Payan from standing up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Payan won't allow Jankowski to sweep him here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jankowski utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Jankowski is trying to keep Payan in close.
Payan working some strikes from top position.
Payan throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Jankowski tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Jankowski lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Payan!
Jankowski is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Jankowski looking to ground and pound but Payan is blocking nicely.
Jankowski working from mount. He moves in close and looks like he might be going for an arm triangle... He's hopped off to the side and he's transitioned into an Anaconda choke. Payan turning a nasty shade of purple. He's refusing to tap but he's gone! He's out! The ref rips Jankowski off and cradles Payan's limp body as Jankowski celebrates with his corner.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Anaconda Choke). Jan Jankowski!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Santa Claws (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mauricio Moura (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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212 lbs
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Decent wrestler
Solid boxing
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Good takedowns
Basic striking
Determined |
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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, Santa Claws!
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, Mauricio Moura!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Felipe Paraventi and Emerson Jorge.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Moura tries for a takedown but Claws sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Claws displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Moura.
Claws lands a body shot.
Moura looks for a takedown but Claws sprawls well.
Santa Claws has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mauricio Moura.
Claws lands a lovely overhand right.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Moura.
Moura will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Moura darts in looking for a takedown but Claws gets double underhooks and turns Moura into the cage.
Moura changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Claws fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Moura fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Claws darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
It looks like Mauricio Moura has been cut.
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!
Moura misses with a takedown attempt - Claws sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Moura shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Claws sprawls well. Claws wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Moura gets slowly back to his feet.
We're hearing some news coming in from back stage. It's official - Moura has eaten all the pies!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Claws leaves Moura with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Claws lands a body shot.
Oooooh!!! Claws has knocked Moura down with a huge combo! Claws steps away and waves a wobbly Moura back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Claws feints a kick and comes over the top with a right hand, followed by a left hook - both land, sending Moura crashing to the mat! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Santa Claws!
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