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QFC Tournament 1046 Round 2 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Selimkhan Rasnov (ranked 4742 p4p, 4794 weight class) and Kilian Piper (ranked 502 p4p, 0 weight class). Selimkhan Rasnov 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 welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Selimkhan Rasnov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kilian Piper!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Don Winkell and Percy O'Donnell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rasnov gets a takedown into half guard.
Piper is holding on to half guard well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Piper looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Rasnov throwing shots but Piper is blocking nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Piper is not content to let Rasnov control the position.
Rasnov really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Rasnov is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Piper is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Piper manages to get to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rasnov preventing the sweep.
Piper looking for a guillotine here but Rasnov defends easily.
Piper has his foot on Rasnov's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Rasnov works his way back into a safe position though.
Piper controls Rasnov momentarily but Rasnov frees himself.
Piper can't keep his opponent in guard - Rasnov advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
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.
Rasnov thows a huge punch but Piper dodges it nicely.
Piper is refusing to be controlled, as Rasnov sits in half guard.
Rasnov is trying to work for a kimura but Piper is defending well.
Rasnov is pressing down on Piper's thigh, looking to free his foot. Piper is holding on for now.
Piper is looking for a sweep. Rasnov is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Piper looks like he's trying to stand up.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Rasnov tries to clinch up.
Rasnov misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Rasnov pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Piper back to the cage. Rasnov follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Piper 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.
Rasnov manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Piper manages to get himself to full guard.
Piper is trying to control the position but Rasnov postures up.
Rasnov passes Piper's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rasnov passes into side control, despite Piper's attempt to control the position.
You can see the frustration on Piper's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Piper being controlled for a moment.
Piper tries to get back to half guard but can't.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Rasnov content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Selimkhan Rasnov dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Rasnov fails with the takedown.
Rasnov moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromPiper.
Rasnov lands with a kick to the temple. Piper shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Rasnov gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Piper holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Rasnov here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Piper tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Rasnov smiles and moves away.
Rasnov slaps away a takedown attempt from Piper, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Rasnov is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Piper can do to turn this around?
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Piper fails with the takedown.
Selimkhan Rasnov has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kilian Piper.
Piper drives through with a takedown into Rasnov's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rasnov is trying to keep Piper in close.
Piper prevents Rasnov from getting back to his feet.
Rasnov looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Rasnov is working an open guard so Piper takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Piper lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Rasnov changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Piper tries to avoid it but Rasnov manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Piper to the ground. Piper escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Rasnov takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Rasnov drives through and clinches with Piper against the cage.
Piper drags the fight down to the ground.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rasnov has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Piper is proving hard to escape from.
Piper is trying to keep Rasnov in close.
Rasnov throwing strikes but missing.
Piper is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Rasnov is controlling him.
Rasnov wants to pass the guard but Piper is keeping the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Piper keeping moving, preventing Rasnov from controlling successfully.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Piper gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Rasnov fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Piper tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Piper escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Piper looks for a takedown but Rasnov sprawls well.
Piper misses with a leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Piper tries for a takedown but Rasnov circles away easily
enabling Rasnov to counter with a crisp jab.
Piper is breathing heavily.
Piper gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Rasnov to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Rasnov works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Rasnov controlling the action here.
Rasnov is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Selimkhan Rasnov will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Piper slaps away a takedown attempt from Rasnov, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Piper tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Piper fails with the takedown
enabling Rasnov to counter with a crisp jab.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Piper misses with a hook to the ribs.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rasnov tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Rasnov is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Piper to keep the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Selimkhan Rasnov. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rasnov tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Piper's elbow.
Piper jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Rasnov walks away with a smile on his face. Piper gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Piper jumps guard but Rasnov stands there with Piper around his waist. Piper gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Piper has clasped his hands together around Rasnov's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Rasnov throws his opponent off and manages to get back to his feet! Nicely done!
Piper keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Piper has a takedown stuffed.
Piper takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rasnov shoots in and drives through. Piper sprawls well.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Piper blocks a head kick by Rasnov.
Piper pivots, looking for a leg kick but Rasnov is out of range and Piper settles back down.
Rasnov tries to score a power double leg takedown but Piper sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Rasnov somewhat.
As Rasnov backs off Piper throws a huge counter combo but Rasnov manages to avoid it all.
Piper looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Rasnov!
Rasnov is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Piper off and has taken his back!
Selimkhan Rasnov overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Piper wants to control his opponent's hands but Rasnov gets his hands free.
Rasnov working for a choke but Piper is defending well.
Piper is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Piper turns into Rasnov and is now in his guard.
Rasnov tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Rasnov controls Piper momentarily but Piper frees himself.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Piper wants to control from the top but Rasnov keeps moving.
Rasnov trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Rasnov working a defensive guard here.
Rasnov keeping moving, preventing Piper from controlling successfully.
And that's the end of the fight!
Selimkhan Rasnov showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Rasnov 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight for Selimkhan Rasnov!
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight for Selimkhan Rasnov!
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight for Selimkhan Rasnov!
Selimkhan Rasnov wins by unanimous decision!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Stephane Ouellet (ranked 4788 p4p, 4943 weight class) and John Doe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 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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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Stephane Ouellet!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, John Doe!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Doe tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Ouellet paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Ouellet changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Doe.
Ouellet fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Doe moves into range and clinches up with Ouellet.
Doe taking a breather.
A right handed body shot lands from Ouellet.
Ouellet jumps guard but Doe stands there with Ouellet around his waist. Ouellet gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Doe tries to pull guard but Ouellet holds him up against the cage and eventually Doe drops back down to his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ouellet wants a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Stephane Ouellet. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Doe pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Doe changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Ouellet tries to avoid it but Doe manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Ouellet to the ground. Ouellet escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
A head kick misses from Ouellet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ouellet changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Doe tries to avoid it but Ouellet manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Doe to the ground. Doe escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Ouellet misses with the combination.
Ouellet gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Doe fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Ouellet tries to pull guard but Doe won't allow it.
Ouellet jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Doe walks away with a smile on his face. Ouellet gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Ouellet displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Doe.
Doe gets a clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ouellet working hard to break the clinch.
Doe fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Ouellet tries to break the clinch but Doe is controlling the position.
Doe gets underhooks to prevent Ouellet's takedown attempt.
Doe jumps guard but Ouellet turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Ouellet is looking to break free of the clinch but Doe has double underhooks.
Doe wants to stall.
Ouellet is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Doe pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Doe breaks the clinch.
Ouellet lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Doe will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ouellet shoots in for a takedown but Doe shows good takedown defense.
Nice sprawl there from Doe as Ouellet shoots in.
Doe tries to keep at a distance but Ouellet has taken the fight into the clinch.
Doe jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Ouellet walks away with a smile on his face. Doe gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Ouellet shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Ouellet is breathing heavily.
Doe tries to keep at a distance but Ouellet has taken the fight into the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Ouellet's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Ouellet jumps into guard, dragging Doe to the mat.
Doe with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Doe being controlled here momentarily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Doe loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Doe really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Ouellet. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Ouellet thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Doe is looking to advance position but Ouellet has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Doe is looking to improve his position but Ouellet isn't that keen on the idea.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Ouellet working Doe over with strikes here.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Stephane Ouellet dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Ouellet rushes Doe and presses him up against the cage.
Doe wants a takedown but no success here.
Doe is trying to break free.
Ouellet looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Ouellet has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Doe avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Doe tries to work over Ouellet's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Ouellet is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Doe can do to turn this around?
Doe prevents a takedown attempt there.
Ouellet keeps control of Doe as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Doe tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Ouellet just stands there and leans against the cage.
Ouellet lands a left hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ouellet taking a breather.
Doe breaks the clinch.
Ouellet shoots in looking for a takedown. Doe tries to sprawl out of it but Ouellet keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Doe manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
As Ouellet backs off Doe throws a huge counter combo but Ouellet manages to avoid it all.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Stephane Ouellet. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ouellet shoots in for a takedown but Doe shows good takedown defense.
Stephane Ouellet is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Ouellet pushes Doe up against the cage in a clinch.
Ouellet tries for a takedown but Doe manages to get underhooks.
Ouellet tries to pull guard but Doe won't allow it.
Doe pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Doe blocks the elbow strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ouellet taking a breather.
Doe has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Ouellet is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Doe wants to stall.
Ouellet is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Ouellet lands a left hand.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Doe jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Ouellet walks away with a smile on his face. Doe gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Doe tries to clinch there but Ouellet circles away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Doe fails with a takedown attempt.
Doe is breathing heavily.
Doe blocks a head kick by Ouellet.
Doe is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Doe tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Ouellet defends well and Doe ends up having to push Ouellet into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Ouellet misses with a two punch combination.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Doe.
Ouellet throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Doe's waist but Doe gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Ouellet off to one side.
Ouellet shoots in looking for a takedown. Doe tries to sprawl out of it but Ouellet keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Doe manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Doe shoots in for a takedown but Ouellet shows good takedown defense.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ouellet shoots for a takedown but Doe saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Ouellet darts in and clinches Doe up against the cage.
Stephane Ouellet has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Doe has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Doe keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Ouellet's efforts to push away.
Ouellet prevents the takedown attempt.
Ouellet pulls guard successfully.
Ouellet lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Ouellet slips nicely into half guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Stephane Ouellet dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Doe slaps away a takedown attempt from Ouellet, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Ouellet stuffs the takedown.
Doe shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Ouellet counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Ouellet.
Ouellet is looking to take this one to the mat.
Ouellet is trying to pull guard but Doe turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Stephane Ouellet. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ouellet prevents Doe from breaking the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Doe wants to break the clinch but can't.
Ouellet looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Doe takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Ouellet gets underhooks to prevent Doe's takedown attempt.
Ouellet misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Doe.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ouellet is pressed up against the cage. Doe has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Ouellet down to the mat. Ouellet avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Ouellet fails to land the takedown.
Doe wants to clinch.
Doe throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Ouellet moves into the clinch.
Ouellet jumps guard.
Ouellet wants to sweep here but Doe controlling him for the moment.
Ouellet seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Doe throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Doe is fighting to break Ouellet's control of his arms but Ouellet is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Ouellet wants to sweep but no luck.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Ouellet forces Doe back against the cage and clinches.
Ouellet jumps guard but Doe stands there with Ouellet around his waist. Ouellet gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ouellet wants a takedown.
Doe is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Ouellet gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Ouellet gets control of Doe's arms and successfully pulls guard. Ouellet will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Ouellet has scooted to the edge of the canvas and used the cage to get back to his feet. Doe has stuck on his opponent and is forcing him back against the cage.
Ouellet throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Ouellet manages to pull guard.
Ouellet looking for a guillotine here but Doe defends easily.
Ouellet has a closed guard, preventing Doe from standing up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ouellet working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Doe doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Doe manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Doe wants to control from the top but Ouellet keeps moving.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Ouellet working for a triangle but Doe defends it easily.
And that's the end of the fight!
Stephane Ouellet showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Ouellet 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight for Stephane Ouellet!
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight for Stephane Ouellet!
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight for Stephane Ouellet!
Stephane Ouellet wins by unanimous decision!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ryan Semtex (ranked 4471 p4p, 4790 weight class) and James Cronix (ranked 553 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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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ryan Semtex!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, James Cronix!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Semtex tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Semtex wants to clinch.
Semtex keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Semtex wants to clinch but Cronix slips to the side
and Cronix counters with a three punch combo that has Semtex backing up. Semtex nods at Cronix to acknowledge the strikes.
Semtex tries to clinch there but Cronix circles away.
Cronix darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Semtex wants to stand back up but Cronix manages to pass into side control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cronix scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Semtex to see if he's OK.
Cronix is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Semtex is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Cronix has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cronix tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
Cronix has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Semtex!
Semtex is wriggling around trying to escape.
Cronix has hold of Semtex's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Semtex manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Cronix landing strikes from the mount and Semtex is in trouble!
Semtex tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cronix takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Semtex is in all sorts of trouble here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cronix controlling the position easily from mount.
Let's hope that Cronix has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Semtex is looking to get to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cronix fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Cronix has isolated one of Semtex's arms. Semtex looking to fight him off but Cronix twists into an armbar. It's tight... Will he tap?? YES, he's tapped! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). James Cronix!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Kelly Cameron (ranked 3087 p4p, 4816 weight class) and Michail Rasnov (ranked 295 p4p, 507 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 welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kelly Cameron !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Michail Rasnov!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Don Winkell and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rasnov closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Cameron 's guard.
Cameron tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Rasnov looking to pass the guard.
Cameron knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Rasnov on the ground.
Cameron looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Cameron keeping full guard, as Rasnov tries to pass.
Rasnov showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Cameron will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cameron wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Rasnov is now in half guard.
Rasnov is working for a kimura but Cameron is defending it quite comfortably.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rasnov is thwarting Cameron 's attempts to control the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rasnov looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Cameron with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Rasnov takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Rasnov lands strikes from half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rasnov perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Cameron is looking to control Rasnov's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Cameron avoid being mounted?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Rasnov passes into side control, despite Cameron 's attempt to control the position.
Cameron is trying to control Rasnov's posture but Rasnov avoids it.
Cameron is looking for a sweep.
Cameron trying to remain calm as Rasnov controls from the top position.
Rasnov is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Cameron is looking to regain half guard here but Rasnov keeps moving and retains side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rasnov is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Cameron knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Rasnov in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Rasnov wants to stand but Cameron has his arm trapped.
Rasnov takes a little break here. Cameron wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rasnov wants to stand but Cameron is controlling his arm.
Cameron might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Cameron taking punishment in the form of punches.
Rasnov working the body and head with strikes.
Cameron is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Rasnov just content to control the position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
An elbow from Rasnov crashes against the mat.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Michail Rasnov dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Cameron lands a jab.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Rasnov.
Rasnov sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Cameron is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Rasnov tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
Rasnov has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Rasnov staying calm.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rasnov is working for what looks like an arm triangle here. Cameron is trying to escape and Rasnov transitions quickly into an armbar! He's slapped it on tight and Cameron is forced to tap! Nice work there by Rasnov! Very nice indeed!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Michail Rasnov!
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