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QFC Tournament 1156 Round 2 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Alpha Adams (ranked 4418 p4p, 4419 weight class) and Beta Bishop (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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BJJ Brown Belt
Counter fighter
Good chin |
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Alpha Adams!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Beta Bishop!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, Eddie Farnsworth and John Roberts.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Adams pushes Bishop up against the cage in a clinch.
Adams jumps guard.
Adams trying to control the position.
Adams pulls Bishop in close to prevent any damage.
Bishop avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Adams trying to control the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Adams working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Bishop doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Bishop manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Adams throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Adams throws his legs up looking for a submission but Bishop uses it to pass to side control.
Bishop tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
Adams wants to control but Bishop postures up.
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.
Adams is looking for a sweep.
Adams is working hard here to advance position.
Bishop wants to stand but Adams has his arm trapped.
Bishop working away.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Bishop 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.
Adams looking for a guillotine here but Bishop defends easily.
Adams looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bishop wants to get up but he can't break Adams's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Adams is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Bishop is looking to stand up but Adams won't let him.
Adams throws his legs up looking for a submission but Bishop uses it to pass to side control.
That's four 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.
Adams struggling a bit here.
Bishop tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
Adams wants to control but Bishop postures up.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
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Adams can't do much from the bottom here.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Beta Bishop dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Adams blocks a head kick by Bishop.
Bishop closes the distance and clinches.
Adams stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Adams has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Bishop uses from the top position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Adams has his foot on Bishop's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Bishop works his way back into a safe position though.
Bishop wants to stand but Adams is controlling his posture from full guard.
Adams escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Bishop gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bishop wants to get up but he can't break Adams's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bishop is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Adams throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Bishop escapes and throws Adams's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Adams is trying to improve his position.
Bishop working away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Adams is looking to regain half guard here but Bishop keeps moving and retains side control.
Bishop tries to stand but Adams is controlling his head.
Adams gets back to half guard.
Bishop prevents Adams from improving his position.
Adams looking to force a kimura from the bottom here. He's concentrating on that move too much though and Bishop pushes past his half guard into mount!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Adams is looking to improve his position but Bishop isn't that keen on the idea.
Adams regains half guard.
Adams is pressing down on Bishop's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Adams is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Bishop defends well.
Bishop has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Adams is proving hard to escape from.
Adams looking for a guillotine here but Bishop defends easily.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
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.
Bishop trying to stand up but can't free himself from Adams's guard.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Beta Bishop seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Bishop.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Bishop wants to stand but Adams has his arm trapped.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Beta Bishop showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Bishop throws a sloppy head kick and Adams moves out of range easily.
Bishop drives through with a takedown into Adams's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Bishop wanted to stand there but Adams had control of the position.
Bishop got a little sloppy there for a moment and Adams has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Bishop has managed to get both his arms back between Adams's legs - danger averted.
Adams wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Bishop is now in half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bishop tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Adams.
Bishop has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Adams looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Beta Bishop has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bishop wants to stand up but Adams has a hold of him and won't allow it.
Adams looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Bishop wants to stand but his hand is trapped. Adams uses the opportunity to regain full guard.
Adams looking for a guillotine here but Bishop defends easily.
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.
Adams is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Bishop defends well.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Bishop is looking to stand up but Adams won't let him.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Bishop gets a takedown into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bishop moves into side control, avoiding a weak kimura attempt from Adams.
Adams is trying to improve his position.
Alpha Adams has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Beta Bishop is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Adams is trying to control Bishop's posture but Bishop avoids it.
Bishop wants to stand but Adams has his arm trapped.
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.
Adams sneaks back into half guard.
Adams is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Bishop pulls his head out easily.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Adams looking for submissions off his back.
And that's the end of the fight!
Beta Bishop comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Bishop winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Bruno Lombardi scores the fight for Beta Bishop!
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight for Beta Bishop!
Judge John Roberts scores the fight for Beta Bishop!
Beta Bishop wins by unanimous decision!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Chase Mizoguchi (ranked 4600 p4p, 4416 weight class) and Arjun Bhate (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Mizoguchi might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Domestic . Arjun Bhate will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Counter fighter
Determined |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Chase Mizoguchi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Arjun Bhate!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Steve Montenegro and Anthony Taglia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mizoguchi wants to land a leg kick but Bhate is out of range.
Mizoguchi sets himself, and Bhate steps forward looking for the clinch! Mizoguchi avoids it this time.
Bhate swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Mizoguchi connects with a leg kick.
Bhate throws a lazy body kick
and Mizoguchi counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Bhate!
Bhate sneaks back into half guard.
Bhate actively working from the bottom here.
Bhate has hold of a guillotine but he's not going to be able to crank on it really with only half guard, so it's no trouble for Mizoguchi. Oh but Bhate has got full guard now! Oh boy! This one could be over very soon! Mizoguchi goes limp - he's gone! Bhate jumps up and celebrates with the crowd - fantastic submission finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Arjun Bhate!
A very excited looking Arjun Bhate made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Delta Davies (ranked 4421 p4p, 4404 weight class) and Kyle Prepolec (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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BJJ Brown Belt
Counter fighter
Good chin |
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BJJ White Belt
Counter fighter
Prefers standup |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Delta Davies!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kyle Prepolec!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, Lou da Vinci and Alyssa Summers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Prepolec circles away from the clinch attempt.
Prepolec looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Davies tries to close the distance and clinch up but Prepolec swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Prepolec throws out a counter right but Davies avoids it with no problem.
A jab from Prepolec finds it's way through Davies's defenses.
 It looks like Delta Davies has been cut.
Prepolec lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Prepolec throws a nice head kick!
Prepolec lands a high kick!
Delta Davies seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Davies drops his hands momentarily and Prepolec takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Prepolec with a hook.
Davies darts in trying to clinch
and Prepolec counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Davies tries to clinch
and Prepolec counters with a nice uppercut.
Prepolec lands with an uppercut that bounces Davies off the cage and back into range.
Davies tries to clinch but Prepolec is having none of it.
Davies tries to clinch up but Prepolec circles away and keeps his distance.
Davies tries to close the distance and clinch but Prepolec swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Prepolec cracks Davies with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Prepolec keeps the fight on the outside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Davies tries to clinch but Prepolec moves away
and Prepolec counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Prepolec swats away the attempt to clinch by Davies.
Prepolec throws a head kick but Davies moves out of range.
Davies is looking to counter the offense by Prepolec and move into the clinch.
Davies walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Delta Davies's cut is getting worse.
Davies is looking to clinch.
Prepolec unleashes a big counter combination but Davies bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Davies looks to clinch
enabling Prepolec to counter with a crisp jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Prepolec lands a glancing blow to the side of Davies's head.
Davies moves in looking to clinch but Prepolec pushes him off.
Prepolec is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Prepolec swats away the attempt to clinch by Davies.
Prepolec doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Prepolec feints and then cracks Davies's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Davies down.
Davies tries to clinch but Prepolec moves away
and Prepolec counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Delta Davies's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Davies tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Davies gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Prepolec.
Prepolec might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Davies walks into a straight right hand from Prepolec.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Davies tries to clinch but Prepolec is having none of it.
Davies tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Prepolec counters with a nice uppercut.
Davies tries to clinch but Prepolec is having none of it.
Prepolec ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Prepolec keeps the fight on the outside.
Prepolec tests Davies's chin there with a solid looking shot.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Kyle Prepolec dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Delta Davies's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Prepolec connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Davies's hands.
Davies tries to clinch but Prepolec is having none of it.
Prepolec throws out a counter right but Davies avoids it with no problem.
Davies looks to clinch
and Davies takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Prepolec lands with a kick to the temple. Davies shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
 Davies is rocked!
Jeez, Delta Davies's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Davies darts in trying to clinch
and Prepolec counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Oh Davies is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Prepolec lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Davies seems to have got his legs back now.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Prepolec tests Davies's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Prepolec lands an overhand right.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Delta Davies's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:40 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Kyle Prepolec!
A very excited looking Kyle Prepolec made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Main event
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between William Ward (ranked 3106 p4p, 4420 weight class) and Gamma Greaves (ranked 378 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Decent wrestler
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Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, William Ward!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Gamma Greaves!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, Russell Pearce and Columbo Gatti.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Greaves tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Ward manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A solid body kick from Ward.
Ward connects with a right hand. Greaves shakes it off.
Greaves takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Jab by Ward.
Ward jabs at Greaves's body.
Ward scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Ward fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
A left lands for Ward.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ward avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Ward connects with a leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ward bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Greaves is trying to control Ward's posture but Ward avoids it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ward wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Greaves, who protects the arm well.
Ward creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Greaves managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Ward.
Ward working away.
Ward is trying to get an arm triangle but Greaves is defending well.
Ward creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Greaves sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Greaves regains half guard, as Ward was trying to land strikes.
Ward lands strikes from half guard.
Greaves actively working from the bottom here.
Ward lands with a punch from half guard.
Greaves looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Ward seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ward thows a huge punch but Greaves dodges it nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Greaves is looking to control Ward's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Greaves avoid being mounted?
Greaves looking for submissions off his back.
Ward sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Greaves defending well though.
Ward not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Greaves looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Ward seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Greaves does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Ward is breathing heavily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ward misses with a head shot. Greaves uses the momentum to regain guard.
Greaves is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! Ward has his hands clasped together but Greaves extends and breaks Ward's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by Greaves.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Gamma Greaves!
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