QFC Tournament 369 Round 2 PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gary Guo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Franz Gusz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Guo
vs
Gusz

187 cm
24
235 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

197 cm
24
234 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Gary Guo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Franz Gusz!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Vladimir Khabensky and Ivan Kurochkin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gusz tries to clinch up.
Guo misses with a leg kick.
Gusz wants to clinch.
Gusz is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Gusz moves in looking to clinch but Guo pushes him off.
Gusz tries to clinch but Guo is having none of it.
Gusz moves away from the strike by Guo.
Gusz wants to clinch up but Guo keeps it at a distance.
Guo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Guo circles away from the clinch attempt.
The fight stays on the outside here - Gusz looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Gusz fails in his attempt to clinch.
Guo wants to slow Gusz down by chopping away at his legs.

Gusz has managed to clinch.
Gusz working aggressively here.
Gusz misses with a hook from the clinch.
Gusz lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Guo.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gusz is leaning against Guo and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Gusz tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gusz controlling the action here for a moment.
Guo is looking to control Gusz's arms but Gusz gets an underhook and turns him. Now Guo has his back to the cage.
Gusz softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.

It looks like Gary Guo has been cut.
Gusz lands a body punch.
Guo is breathing heavily.
Gusz swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Guo blocking some punches.
Gusz has Guo pushed against the cage.
Gusz lands a right hand that snaps the head of Guo backwards.
Gusz tries a knee to the head but Guo blocks it.
Gusz misses with a hook from the clinch.
Gusz lands with a right to the head.
Guo blocks an uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gusz swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Still in the clinch, Gusz scores with a nice short uppercut.
Gusz avoiding damage.
Gusz misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Gusz lands an uppercut.
Gusz tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A shot in the inside from Gusz.
Gusz lands a nice uppercut.
Gusz swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Gusz swings away with an uppercut that misses.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Gusz creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Gusz lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Guo backwards.
Gusz lands with a short shot to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gusz lands a nice uppercut.
Gusz misses with a hook from the clinch.
Gusz misses with a body punch.
Gusz tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Gusz scores with a nice hook to the head.
Gusz swings wildly with an uppercut but Guo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gusz throws a punch but it's blocked by Guo.
Gusz lands with a short head shot on the inside.

Guo is rocked!
Gusz lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Guo or not.
A short left from Gusz.
Oh Guo is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Gusz lands a body punch in the clinch.
Gusz content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Gusz pushes Guo against the cage. Gusz is working some dirty boxing. Gusz pushes off with a quick right hook! Guo goes down! Guo tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! Gusz moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Franz Gusz!

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
63%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mo Stash (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and David Blomtwist (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Blomtwist comes into a darkened arena with his song building. I Will Not Bow kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Stash
vs
Blomtwist

195 cm
23
278 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

185 cm
18
180 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Good kicks
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Mo Stash!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, David Blomtwist!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Viktor Lagutenko and Fedor Mirinova.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Stash shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Blomtwist blocking the ground and pound attempt from Stash.
Stash is trying to control the action in half guard but Blomtwist is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Blomtwist wants to get back to full guard.
Stash slips a nice elbow through Blomtwist's hands, connecting with Blomtwist's forehead.

It looks like David Blomtwist has been cut.

Blomtwist is defending against the submission attempts here by Stash.
Stash is keen to just control but Blomtwist is a slippery customer.
Stash slips a nice elbow through Blomtwist's hands, connecting with Blomtwist's forehead.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Stash wants to take a breather but Blomtwist is having none of it.
The fighters are battling for position here. Blomtwist manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Blomtwist is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stash trying to control but Blomtwist is working from the bottom.
Stash pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Blomtwist is keeping the position for now.

Stash drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Blomtwist manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Stash has Blomtwist in his guard.
Blomtwist trying to control but Stash is working from the bottom.
Stash keeping full guard, as Blomtwist tries to pass.

Stash escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Blomtwist gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Stash is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Blomtwist defends well.
Blomtwist really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Stash. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Blomtwist trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

Stash is working for submissions here. He's thrown up his legs looking for a triangle but Blomtwist frees his head nicely. Oh but Stash has switched to an armbar! Blomtwist is tapping furiously! Lovely submission there!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Armbar). Mo Stash!

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C
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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
52%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between RT Fisher (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Colonel Angus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Fisher
vs
Angus

191 cm
24
278 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

186 cm
24
237 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Brawler
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Basic striking
Intelligent

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, RT Fisher!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Colonel Angus!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Sergei Dronov and Aleksei Zolotukhin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Angus feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Angus showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Fisher is trying to keep Angus in close.
Fisher can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Angus controls the pace.

Fisher is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Angus is aware though and is defending well.
Fisher is trying to control the position but Angus postures up.

Fisher looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Angus advances position into side control!
Fisher wants to get back to his feet but Angus drags him back down.

Angus goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Fisher rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Angus's guard! Nice work there by Fisher!

Angus is looking for a triangle but Fisher pushes his legs off easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Angus looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Fisher in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Fisher advances to half guard.
Fisher thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Fisher is nestled in close to Angus, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Angus is looking for a sweep. Fisher is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Fisher drops an elbow to the side of Angus's head.

Fisher is trying to work for a kimura but Angus is defending well.
Angus is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Fisher scores with a couple of nice shots.

Fisher is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.

Fisher is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Angus has managed to free his arm - good work.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Fisher wants to lay and pray for a moment but Angus keeps working.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Still in half guard, Fisher seems content to control.
Fisher looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Fisher slips a nice elbow through Angus's hands, connecting with Angus's forehead.
Fisher is trying to control the action in half guard but Angus is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Fisher trying to pass the guard but Angus defending well.

Fisher is trying to work for a kimura but Angus is defending well.
Angus is trying to maintain the position but Fisher is very close to passing his half guard.
Fisher thows a huge punch but Angus dodges it nicely.
Fisher trying to control from half guard but Angus is working away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fisher lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Fisher looks to score some points with some ground and pound.

Fisher is working for a kimura but Angus is defending it quite comfortably.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Fisher trying to mount his opponent but Angus defends it.
Fisher working Angus over with strikes.
Angus is looking to improve his position.
Fisher is looking to take a break and control but Angus is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

Fisher wants to work for an arm triangle but Angus is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Angus is looking to improve his position.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Angus can do anything to dispel that myth.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Angus keeps trying to improve his position.
Angus is refusing to be controlled, as Fisher sits in half guard.

Fisher is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Fisher lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Angus manages to get to full guard.

Angus is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Fisher is aware though and is defending well.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Fisher scoring with some ground and pound.

Angus is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Fisher defends well.
Fisher throwing strikes but missing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

RT Fisher dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Fisher changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Angus looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Fisher is looking to take a break and control but Angus is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Fisher landing strikes.
Fisher creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.

Fisher thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Angus tries to buck Fisher off but Fisher is having none of it.
Fisher throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Angus is trying to improve his position.
Fisher landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
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!
Fisher looks up at the clock and then as Angus takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Fisher smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!

Fisher swings around for an armbar but Angus sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Fisher's guard.
RT Fisher overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Angus slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
You can see the frustration on Fisher's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Fisher tries to bench press Angus off him but Angus keeps the position.
Angus is looking to take a break and control but Fisher is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

Angus thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Fisher is trying to get back to half guard.
Fisher manages to get back to half guard.
Fisher is looking to control Angus's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Fisher avoid being mounted?

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fisher works his way to full guard. Good work.

Fisher is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Angus is aware though and is defending well.
Fisher seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.

Fisher looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Angus passes into side control.
Angus tries to advance to mount but Fisher denies him.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Fisher is looking to regain half guard here but Angus keeps moving and retains side control.
Fisher is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Fisher is looking for a sweep.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Angus advances nicely into full mount.
Angus looking to control but Fisher is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Fisher is wriggling around trying to escape.
Angus controlling his opponent.
Fisher is trying desperately to improve position.
Angus breaks from Fisher's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Fisher tries to hold on but Angus postures up.

Angus working for a guillotine from mount but Fisher is in no mood to give up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Angus is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Fisher can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Fisher tries to hold on but Angus pushes him away.
Angus prevents Fisher from getting the reversal.
Angus fails to take his opponent's back.
Fisher is squirming around, avoiding Angus's attempts to control the action.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Fisher is wriggling around trying to escape.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

RT Fisher dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. And we move into the final round!

Fisher throws a right and a left that Angus avoids nicely.

Fisher shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Angus trying to control here.
Angus wants to improve his position but Fisher is controlling well.

Fisher is working for a submission of some sort.
Fisher wants to take a breather but Angus is having none of it.
Angus makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Angus.
Angus bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Fisher's guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Angus advances position into side control!

Angus tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Angus has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Angus takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Fisher is trying to get back to half guard.
Fisher could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
You can see the frustration on Fisher's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.

Angus tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Fisher can't do much from the bottom here.
Fisher regains half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Fisher looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Fisher flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Fisher works his way to full guard. Good work.
Angus advances position into side control!
Fisher manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Angus is looking to take a break and control but Fisher is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Fisher tries to roll over but Angus keeps him under control.
Fisher preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Fisher slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.

Fisher working for a triangle but Angus defends it easily.
Angus wants to control from the top but Fisher keeps moving.

Fisher throws his legs up looking for a submission but Angus uses it to pass to side control.

Angus is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Fisher has escaped the position, nice work there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Angus tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Angus has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Fisher is trying to control Angus's posture but Angus avoids it.
Fisher is being controlled here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Fisher is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Colonel Angus.
Well Fisher 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 Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight for RT Fisher!
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight for RT Fisher!
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight for RT Fisher!

RT Fisher wins by unanimous decision!
Our winner, RT Fisher, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.

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C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
78%

Main event

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Fernando Alonso (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Julle Julle (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?

Alonso
vs
Julle

180 cm
24
274 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

189 cm
24
265 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Fernando Alonso!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Julle Julle!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Fedor Mirinova and Dmitry Maklakov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Alonso has managed to clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Julle.
Alonso blocks a body shot from Julle.
Julle misses with some punches.
Alonso softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A short uppercut from Alonso.
Alonso lands a hook that snaps the head of Julle backwards.
Julle misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Alonso.
Alonso presses Julle against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Alonso gets through Julle's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Julle looks winded!
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Alonso creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Julle swings wildly with an uppercut but Alonso uses good head movement to avoid it.
A nice left hand lands by Alonso.
Julle misses with a punch on the inside.
Julle misses with a hook from the clinch.
Alonso blocking some punches.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Alonso.
Alonso lands a body shot.
Alonso softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Alonso lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Alonso lands with a right to the head.
Alonso lands with a right to the head.
Julle's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Alonso lands a big right hand that drops Julle! The killer instinct kicks in and Alonso finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Alonso!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:11 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Fernando Alonso!