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QFC Tournament 1038 Round 2 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Pupunha Gracie (ranked 4245 p4p, 2923 weight class) and Peter Konrad (ranked 0 p4p, 380 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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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 Hilo, Pupunha Gracie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Peter Konrad!
The judges for this bout are Ryoma Takatsuka, Roger Salmon and Jeff Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Konrad misses with a takedown attempt - Gracie sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Gracie changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Konrad throws a push kick but Gracie slaps the foot to one side.
Konrad misses with a takedown
and Gracie connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Konrad shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Gracie napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Konrad wants to control but Gracie is keeping him busy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gracie is trying to control Konrad's posture but Konrad avoids it.
Gracie stuck in half guard on the bottom here.
Gracie knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Konrad on the ground.
Konrad stands up and we're back to a striking position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Konrad misses with a takedown attempt
and Gracie counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Pupunha Gracie has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Peter Konrad.
Nice sprawl there from Gracie as Konrad shoots in.
As Konrad looks to move away, Gracie throws a big counter combo but Konrad just gets out of the way.
Konrad misses with a takedown
and Gracie counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Peter Konrad seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Konrad will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Konrad looks winded!
Konrad misses with a takedown
and Gracie counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Gracie closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Gracie lands in his opponent's guard.
Gracie is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Konrad swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Gracie sitting in guard here, content to control.
Konrad controls Gracie momentarily but Gracie frees himself.
Konrad looking for a sweep. Not yet Konrad, not yet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie lands a couple of digs.
Gracie controlling from the top position.
Gracie trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Gracie controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Gracie gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Konrad is looking to take this one to the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Konrad tries to stall but Gracie uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Gracie breaks from the clinch.
Gracie shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Konrad napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Konrad prevents Gracie from moving into mount.
Gracie controlling the position from side mount.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Gracie tries to move to mount but Konrad blocks the move with his legs.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Pupunha Gracie dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Konrad misses with a takedown attempt
letting Gracie counter with a right hand.
Gracie shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Gracie showed some decent athleticism there.
Gracie is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Konrad sees it coming and defends easily.
Konrad trying to control from the bottom.
Gracie controlling the action here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Konrad wants to get back to full guard.
Gracie is figuring out what he wants to do next.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Konrad avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Gracie.
Gracie controlling the action here.
Gracie has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Gracie is looking for a kimura here.
Konrad looks like he's trying to stand up.
The fighters are battling for position here. Konrad manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
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.
Konrad working a defensive guard here.
Konrad is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Gracie passes into half guard.
Gracie with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Gracie is thwarting Konrad's attempts to control the position.
Gracie stalling.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters, thinking about a standup.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Konrad stuffs the takedown.
Konrad tries for a takedown but Gracie circles away easily
and Gracie moves into the clinch.
Gracie breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Konrad tries for a takedown but Gracie sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
As Konrad looks to move away, Gracie throws a big counter combo but Konrad just gets out of the way.
Pupunha Gracie has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Peter Konrad.
Konrad is breathing heavily.
Konrad closes the distance looking to clinch
and Gracie counters with a one-two to the body.
Konrad tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Gracie counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gracie darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Pupunha Gracie overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Konrad is trying to stand up here but Gracie is controlling him well.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Gracie in particular looking to stall.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Pupunha Gracie 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. This is the final round!
Konrad gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Gracie showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Konrad is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Konrad is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Gracie looking to pass the guard.
Konrad controlling the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Konrad is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Gracie is controlling him.
Gracie has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Gracie wanted to stand there but Konrad had control of the position.
Konrad throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie content to stall in guard here.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Gracie is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Konrad can do to turn this around?
Gracie shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Konrad but Konrad pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Konrad tries a quick counter leg kick but Gracie is wise to it.
Gracie rushes Konrad and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Gracie breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Gracie shoots in and drives through. Konrad sprawls well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie slaps away a takedown attempt from Konrad, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Gracie has managed to clinch.
Gracie breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Konrad throws a sloppy head kick and Gracie moves out of range easily.
Gracie moves into the clinch successfully.
Konrad stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Gracie breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie pushes Konrad up against the cage in a clinch.
Gracie breaks the clinch.
Gracie goes for a double leg but Konrad avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Konrad continues to drive forward.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Pupunha Gracie. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Konrad wants to break free but Gracie has control.
Gracie's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Konrad closes the distance but Gracie moves to the side
and Gracie counters with a two punch combo.
Konrad fails with the takedown
and Gracie counters with a three punch combo that has Konrad backing up. Konrad nods at Gracie to acknowledge the strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gracie drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Gracie is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Peter Konrad has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Pupunha Gracie is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
And that's the end of the fight!
Pupunha Gracie showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Gracie 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 Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight for Pupunha Gracie!
Judge Roger Salmon scores the fight for Pupunha Gracie!
Judge Jeff Smith scores the fight for Pupunha Gracie!
Pupunha Gracie 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 Roman Tobak (ranked 4365 p4p, 2929 weight class) and Gergo Almasi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Gergo Almasi enters the cage!
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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 Hilo, Roman Tobak!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Gergo Almasi!
The judges for this bout are Ryoma Takatsuka, Paul Gruel and Roger Salmon.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Almasi stuffs the takedown attempt from Tobak. Tobak gets slowly back to his feet.
Tobak tries for a takedown but Almasi sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Almasi throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Almasi wants to clinch up but Tobak keeps it at a distance.
Almasi misses with a combination
and Tobak counters with a nice double leg into side control. Almasi won't be happy with that.
Almasi takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Tobak content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tobak working away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Almasi takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Almasi wants to get back to his feet.
Almasi is trying to improve his position.
Tobak tries to stand but Almasi is controlling his head.
Almasi tries to buck Tobak off but Tobak is having none of it.
Almasi seems a little lost for a moment, as Tobak dominates the positioning.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
You can see the frustration on Almasi's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Tobak tries to move into full mount but can't pass Almasi's legs.
Tobak scoring with punches and elbows.
Tobak landing strikes.
Tobak moves into full mount!
Tobak raining down hammerfists from mount.
Almasi can't escape the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Almasi tries to hold on but Tobak postures up.
Almasi regains half guard.
Almasi is trying to stand up here but Tobak is controlling him well.
Tobak is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Tobak seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Tobak working the head and body with strikes.
Tobak working over Almasi with some ground and pound. Almasi looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Tobak lands with a punch from half guard.
Almasi is looking to improve his position.
Almasi looks winded!
Tobak controlling the pace.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Almasi is in trouble now - Tobak has advanced to mount!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Roman Tobak dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Tobak fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Almasi avoids it really well and circles away.
Tobak is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Almasi can do to turn this around?
Almasi checks the leg kick nicely there.
Almasi looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Almasi lands with a thumping leg kick.
Almasi goes for a double leg but Tobak avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Tobak continues to drive forward.
As Almasi looks to move away, Tobak throws a big counter combo but Almasi just gets out of the way.
Almasi shoots in for a takedown but Tobak shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Tobak misses with a double jab.
Tobak shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Almasi defends it nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Almasi darts in trying to clinch
and Tobak counters with a single leg into guard. Almasi didn't expect that.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tobak postures up and lands a big shot to Almasi's brow.
Tobak's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Tobak with a nice head shot there.
Almasi not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Tobak slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Tobak is in close to Almasi's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Almasi is breathing heavily.
Tobak won't allow Almasi to sweep him here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Tobak advances position into side control!
Tobak controls the position.
Almasi tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Tobak wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Tobak lands some shots froms side control.
Tobak taking a breather here.
Tobak moves into full mount!
Tobak sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tobak pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Almasi is bucking up trying to escape but Tobak cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Tobak controlling from mount.
Tobak putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Almasi working to try and regain half guard.
Tobak content just to control the position here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
BOOM! Tobak connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Tobak controlling the pace for now.
Tobak scores with a couple of good head shots there.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Tobak controlling from mount.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Roman Tobak dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
A momentary lapse in concentration from Almasi enables Tobak to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Almasi manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Tobak gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Tobak avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Tobak shoots in but Almasi avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Almasi let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Horrible takedown attempt by Tobak or perhaps it was just good defense by Almasi, which made it look bad.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tobak misses with a leg kick
and Almasi counters with a series of strikes. Tobak will be more careful next time no doubt.
Tobak closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Almasi to the mat! Almasi manages to get full guard.
Roman Tobak overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Tobak works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tobak trying to control the action but Almasi is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tobak is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Almasi has managed to free his arm - good work.
Tobak trying to control the pace.
Tobak is trying to control. Almasi wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Tobak is looking to advance position but Almasi won't allow it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Tobak sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Almasi defending well though.
Tobak stalling away here and it's allowed Almasi to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Tobak won't allow Almasi to get back to his feet.
Tobak makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Tobak wants to pass the guard but Almasi is keeping the position.
Tobak preventing the sweep.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tobak avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Almasi looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Tobak trying to stand up but can't free himself from Almasi's guard.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Tobak lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
 It looks like Gergo Almasi has been cut.
Roman Tobak is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Tobak dives in and scores a takedown into Almasi's guard.
Almasi is wriggling around but Tobak manages to pass to half guard.
Tobak content to control rather than advance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tobak's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Tobak moves into full mount! Almasi won't be happy about that!
Almasi tries to improve his position but instead Tobak has taken his back!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
A bit of a pause in the action here. Tobak controlling the positon.
And that's the end of the fight!
Roman Tobak showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Tobak, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight for Roman Tobak!
Judge Paul Gruel scores the fight for Roman Tobak!
Judge Roger Salmon scores the fight for Roman Tobak!
Roman Tobak wins by unanimous decision!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Pawel Poselek (ranked 4172 p4p, 4244 weight class) and Vitor Toyota (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Poselek comes to the cage accompanied by Manieczki. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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 Hilo, Pawel Poselek!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Vitor Toyota !
The judges for this bout are Chris Saunders, Jeff Smith and Josh West.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Toyota has closed the distance and engaged Poselek in a clinch.
Poselek keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Toyota 's efforts to push away.
Toyota 's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Toyota avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Poselek.
Toyota tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Poselek controls the position.
Toyota is looking to reverse the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Toyota stops Poselek from passing to mount.
Toyota wants to control but Poselek postures up.
Toyota tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Toyota is not content to let Poselek control the position.
Poselek tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Poselek has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Toyota is looking to regain half guard here but Poselek keeps moving and retains side control.
Poselek wants to control but Toyota is keeping him busy.
Poselek looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Toyota is avoiding damage well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Poselek content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Poselek working away.
Poselek in side control, throwing shots but Toyota defends.
Toyota is trying to get back to his feet.
Poselek tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Toyota struggling a bit here.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Poselek closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Toyota tries to circle away but Poselek has him pinned against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Toyota breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Vitor Toyota seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Toyota tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Poselek manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Toyota drops Poselek with a beautiful combination! Poselek stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Toyota is looking for the KO!
 Poselek is rocked!
Toyota keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Oh Poselek is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
BAM! Toyota delivers a spinning backfist that drops Poselek like a ragdoll! This is all oooooveeeer! He was out before he hit the ground!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Spinning Backfist). Vitor Toyota !
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Filip Valcak (ranked 3796 p4p, 2927 weight class) and Ryan Malone (ranked 463 p4p, 384 weight class). Valcak comes to the cage accompanied by Biggie Smalls - Hypnotize. Filip Valcak 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 Hilo, Filip Valcak!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Ryan Malone!
The judges for this bout are Jeff Smith, Micheangelo Fripello and Josh West.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Malone closes this distance looking for a takedown but Valcak circles away.
Valcak thinks about countering with a head kick.
Valcak drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Malone keeping moving, preventing Valcak from controlling successfully.
Valcak postures up.
Valcak looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Malone looking to control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Valcak wants to control from the top but Malone keeps moving.
Valcak 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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Malone being controlled here, momentarily.
Malone trying to control the position here.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Valcak drives through with a takedown into Malone's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Malone scrambles and gets back to his feet.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Malone enables Valcak to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Malone manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Valcak controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Valcak preventing the sweep.
Malone is trying to control the position but Valcak postures up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Valcak drops back looking for a submission - "I'm sorry sir, but I'm gunna break your leg" says Valcak as he cranks on the unfortunate limb! Malone screams and taps out before any major damage is done! Don't mess with Valcak! Nice submission victory there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kneebar). Filip Valcak!
Filip Valcak decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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pop
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