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QFC Tournament 839 Round 2 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Trevor Mayer (ranked 5675 p4p, 514 weight class) and Ali Ali (ranked 6198 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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270 lbs
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200 cm
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230 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Big heart |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Trevor Mayer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ali Ali!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Paul Aken and Radbod Blank.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mayer connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Ali forces Mayer back against the cage and clinches.
A body shot lands from Mayer.
Ali drops down looking for an ankle pick but Mayer pulls his leg out and moves away.
Mayer with a nice cross.
Mayer misses with a looping left.
Mayer misses the jab.
Mayer throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Ali was covering up waiting for the punch and Mayer finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Mayer controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Ali is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Mayer content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Mayer working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mayer controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Mayer makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
It looks like Ali Ali has been cut.
Mayer postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Mayer postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Ali striking off his back but it's not causing Mayer any problems.
Mayer stands up over Ali, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Ali is rocked!
That has opened up Ali Ali's cut even more.
Mayer postures up from his opponent's guard, before exploding into some vicious ground and pound! Ali covers up, he's hurt! Mayer keeps throwing the strikes, glancing at the referee... Will he stop it?? One more big shot from Mayer and the ref steps in to end the fight! Mayer can't hide his delight as he celebrates with his corner.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Trevor Mayer!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Justin Diaz (ranked 5642 p4p, 200 weight class) and Greg Hines (ranked 5665 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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235 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Justin Diaz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Greg Hines!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Nard Betker and Saam Ante.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hines misses with a looping right.
Hines misses with a straight left.
Diaz fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Hines circles away from the clinch attempt.
Hines looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Greg Hines seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hines throws out a loose jab but Diaz uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hines throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Diaz sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Hines looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Hines shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Diaz blocking the ground and pound attempt from Hines.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hines throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Diaz on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Diaz tries to get out of the position.
Hines thows a huge punch but Diaz dodges it nicely.
Diaz trying to keep hold of his opponent's head but Hines manages to pass to mount!
Hines has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Diaz's face.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hines working Diaz over with strikes here.
Hines controlling the pace for now.
Hines scoring with strikes but Diaz is staying in there.
Hines unloads with some shots from mount but Diaz bucks and avoids them well.
Poor strikes thrown by Hines there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Diaz takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Hines looking to ground and pound but Diaz is blocking nicely.
Hines controlling from mount.
Hines trying to control but Diaz is having none of it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hines throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Diaz because Hines loaded up on that one.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hines misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Hines throwing strikes here but Diaz is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Hines controlling the position easily from mount.
Diaz wants to hold on but Hines pushes him away.
Hines controlling the pace for now.
Hines looking to ground and pound but Diaz is blocking nicely.
Hines sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hines with good strikes from the mount here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hines avoids the attempt from Diaz to control.
Hines is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Diaz can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Diaz manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Hines takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Diaz gets back to full guard.
Hines is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Hines stopping the sweep attempt from Diaz.
Diaz is trying to control the position but Hines postures up.
Diaz avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hines postures up in Diaz's guard and throws a big left but Diaz blocks it.
Diaz can't keep his opponent in guard - Hines advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Diaz keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Hines takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Diaz trying to control from the bottom.
Hines winds up and cracks Diaz with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Diaz is not content to let Hines control the position.
Hines looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Hines missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Greg Hines dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Diaz tries to clinch up but Hines circles away and keeps his distance.
Diaz ducks under a wild hook from Hines.
Diaz throws a series of punches but Hines avoids them all with ease.
Hines was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Hines keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Hines cracks Diaz with a right hand to the side of the head.
Hines uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Diaz.
Diaz throws a body punch but Hines moves out of range.
Hines lunges at Diaz with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Diaz's hand.
Hines getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Diaz steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hines.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hines lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Hines goes for a double leg but Diaz avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Diaz continues to drive forward.
Diaz with a poor takedown
and Hines cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Diaz moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Justin Diaz is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Diaz fails to land the takedown.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hines is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Diaz's half guard.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Hines in particular looking to stall.
Hines misses with a head shot. Diaz uses the momentum to regain guard.
Diaz manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Hines manages to get himself to full guard.
Diaz avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Diaz stopping the sweep attempt from Hines.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hines keeps trying to improve his position.
Hines looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Diaz puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Diaz seems to be looking for submissions.
Hines is looking for a sweep. Diaz is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Diaz controlling the action here.
Diaz is trying to work for a kimura but Hines is defending well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diaz decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.
Diaz throws a right and a left that both miss.
Nice takedown defense from Hines. No joy for Diaz on that attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Justin Diaz. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hines stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Hines connects with the punch.
Hines throws a hook to the side of Diaz's head but Diaz sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Diaz tries to score a power double leg takedown but Hines sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Diaz somewhat.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Diaz fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Greg Hines seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hines throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Diaz tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Hines is in Diaz's guard.
Diaz keeping moving, preventing Hines from controlling successfully.
Diaz avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Hines postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Diaz keeping moving, preventing Hines from controlling successfully.
Hines stays in close to Diaz's body and controls the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Greg Hines showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Diaz darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Diaz seems to be working for a kimura but Hines defends the submission attempt.
Hines makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Hines.
Hines has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Diaz postures up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Diaz wants to control from the top but Hines keeps moving.
Hines throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Diaz escapes and throws Hines's legs to the side, diving into side control!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hines is not content to let Diaz control the position.
Hines is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Hines holding on.
Diaz trying to control the position but Hines is working away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Hines is looking to reverse the position.
Diaz stands up and beckons Hines to his feet.
Diaz closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Hines tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Diaz presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
Hines tries to lock up and control but Diaz gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Diaz cracks Hines with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Diaz will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diaz with the ground and pound from mount.
Diaz with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Hines is in a horrible position here. Diaz smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Greg Hines has got the better of the ground game so far.
Diaz with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Hines working to try and regain half guard.
Diaz controlling from mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hines is trying desperately to improve position.
Hines is squirming around, avoiding Diaz's attempts to control the action.
Diaz manages to capitalize on a mistake by Hines to take his back!
Diaz connects with a series of strikes and the referee is calling for Hines to escape the position.
Diaz not allowing Hines to control his hands.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Diaz looking for the RNC.
And that's the end of the fight!
Justin Diaz showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Hines has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Aafke Stam scores the fight for Greg Hines!
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight for Greg Hines!
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight for Greg Hines!
Greg Hines wins by unanimous decision!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Erlen Mayer (ranked 5627 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alucius Al Hestian (ranked 5739 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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200 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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Decent boxing
Determined |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Erlen Mayer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Alucius Al Hestian!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Patrick Alders and Paul Aken.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Al Hestian shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Mayer but Mayer pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Mayer throws the left hand but Al Hestian avoids the punch easily.
Al Hestian slips a straight right by Mayer.
Al Hestian looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Mayer is fending him off so far but Al Hestian persists. Nope, Mayer circles away and we're back to standing.
Mayer throws a hook but Al Hestian avoids it easily.
Al Hestian drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Mayer defends it well.
Al Hestian throws a sloppy head kick and Mayer moves out of range easily.
Al Hestian is looking to clinch.
Mayer throws a lazy right hand but Al Hestian sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Al Hestian will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Erlen Mayer has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alucius Al Hestian.
Al Hestian misses with a takedown attempt - Mayer sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Al Hestian ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Erlen Mayer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Al Hestian ducks under a wild hook from Mayer.
Al Hestian is looking for the big counter here.
Mayer misses with a looping right.
Al Hestian fails with a takedown attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mayer stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Mayer wants it to stay on the feet.
Al Hestian tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Mayer paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Mayer moves into the clinch.
Mayer swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Mayer.
Mayer avoids a wild elbow strike from Al Hestian.
Mayer scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Al Hestian is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Mayer pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Al Hestian tries to circle away but Mayer has him pinned against the cage.
Al Hestian wants to get back to striking at distance but Mayer won't allow it.
Mayer digs a right hand underneath Al Hestian's ribcage. Al Hestian let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Mayer lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Al Hestian looks winded!
Mayer working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Mayer stalling against the cage.
Mayer scores with a shoulder strike.
Al Hestian is rocked!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mayer works on Al Hestian's body with a couple of short punches.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Al Hestian has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Mayer lands with a light punch inside.
A body shot lands from Mayer.
Mayer drops Al Hestian onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Al Hestian is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
Al Hestian is still on wobbly legs! Can Mayer finish him?
Mayer throws a big uppercut that drops Al Hestian! More strikes from Mayer and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Al Hestian lies dazed against the cage as Mayer celebrates with his cornermen!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Erlen Mayer!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Joe Jims (ranked 6168 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ernest Mayer (ranked 5676 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Joe Jims!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ernest Mayer!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Saam Ante and Radbod Blank.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A big right from Jims misses.
Jims misses with a lunging right hand
and Jims takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
It looks like Joe Jims has been cut.
Mayer cracks Jims with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Mayer has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Jims to stand back up!
Jims is rocked!
Jims walks into a straight right, dropping him to the canvas! Mayer swarms him and finishes the fight with a hail of punches! What a brutal finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:14 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Ernest Mayer!
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