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QFC Tournament 1223 Round 2 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Theodore Ambrose Augustus De Fleur (ranked 3809 p4p, 3791 weight class) and Yoshihiro Takayama (ranked 372 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Good wrestling
Counter fighter
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Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
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 Sydney, Theodore Ambrose Augustus De Fleur!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Yoshihiro Takayama!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, Ron Honeybunn and Ben Watson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice cross by Takayama.
Takayama punishes De Fleur's body with a nice straight punch.
Takayama misses with a series of wild punches.
De Fleur half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Yoshihiro Takayama seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Takayama lands a jab to De Fleur's midsection.
A jab from Takayama finds it's way through De Fleur's defenses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Takayama cracks De Fleur with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Takayama punishes De Fleur's body with a nice straight punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Takayama bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of De Fleur's head.
Takayama scores with a body shot.
Takayama lands a big uppercut and De Fleur crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but De Fleur looks OK. Takayama waves De Fleur back to his feet!
 De Fleur is rocked!
BAM! Takayama delivers a spinning backfist that drops De Fleur like a ragdoll! This is all oooooveeeer! He was out before he hit the ground!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Spinning Backfist). Yoshihiro Takayama!
During a confident post fight interview, Yoshihiro Takayama thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Brian Blessed (ranked 3780 p4p, 3783 weight class) and Vicente Hawkins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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Good wrestling
Great elbows
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Good wrestler
Counter fighter
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 Sydney, Brian Blessed!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Vicente Hawkins!
The judges for this bout are Ben Watson, Damien Edna and Ron Honeybunn.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Blessed with a hook.
 It looks like Vicente Hawkins has been cut.
Hawkins misses with a takedown
and Blessed counters with a straight right hand.
Hawkins takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Brian Blessed seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jab from Blessed.
Blessed scores with a body shot.
Blessed comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
A shot to the liver by Blessed. Beautiful body shot.
Hawkins looks winded!
Blessed cracks Hawkins with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Hawkins looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away� can Blessed finish him?
That has opened up Vicente Hawkins's cut even more.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Blessed scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Hawkins doesn't seem bothered though.
Blessed shakes his hands by his side, trying to relax. Hawkins takes his eyes off the ball for a moment - Blessed sees the opportunity and cracks him with a massive hook! Hawkins bends double and collapses on top of himself - he's out! The crowd are going absolutely nuts! Wow, what a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Brian Blessed!
During a confident post fight interview, Brian Blessed thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nasir Nagabov (ranked 3788 p4p, 4237 weight class) and Armyian Thrice (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nagabov comes to the cage accompanied by Destroy and Rebuild. Armyian Thrice is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Big right hand |
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BJJ Purple 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 Sydney, Nasir Nagabov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Armyian Thrice!
The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, Donatello Bradman and Winston Howard.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thrice slips a jab and a cross from Nagabov.
Nagabov swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Thrice looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Nagabov is fending him off so far but Thrice persists. Nope, Nagabov circles away and we're back to standing.
Thrice shoots in looking for a takedown. Nagabov tries to sprawl out of it but Thrice keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Nagabov manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Nagabov lands with a cross.
Nagabov connects with a crisp jab.
Nice shot lands for Nagabov.
Thrice takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Nagabov tries a low kick but Thrice avoids it.
Thrice tries to clinch up but Nagabov circles away and keeps his distance.
Nagabov misses with a low kick as Thrice jumps back.
Nagabov throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Nagabov fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Thrice misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Nasir Nagabov has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Armyian Thrice.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thrice checks a leg kick.
Thrice takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Nagabov wants to slow Thrice down by chopping away at his legs.
Nasir Nagabov is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Nagabov wants to slow Thrice down by chopping away at his legs.
Nagabov stuffs the takedown.
Nagabov tries to bum rush Thrice with a series of wild strikes but Thrice uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Nagabov lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Thrice needs to keep his hands up - Nagabov had a free shot at his head there.
Nagabov tries to score with a low kick but Thrice moves his leg out of the way.
Thrice wants to counter the offense by Nagabov and move into the clinch position.
Nagabov throws out a powerful jab.
Nagabov lands a jab to the nose.
 Thrice is rocked!
Nagabov scores with a nice head shot.
Thrice is still on wobbly legs! Can Nagabov finish him?
Nagabov drops Thrice with a naaaaasty hook - Thrice is in real trouble here! Nagabov dives in to side control and pounds out his opponent for a TKO victory! The crowd goes nuts!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Nasir Nagabov!
Post fight, Nasir Nagabov took to the microphone: 'Target 2 Neutralized.'.
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Main event
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between John Prescott (ranked 3777 p4p, 3811 weight class) and Baki Hanma (ranked 0 p4p, 371 weight class). John Prescott has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Good wrestling
Dangerous knees
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Counter fighter
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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 Sydney, John Prescott!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Baki Hanma!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Steve Erwin and Chris Dean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Prescott misses with an uppercut. Hanma saw that one coming.
Hanma is looking to clinch.
Hanma tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Prescott counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Prescott swats away the attempt to clinch by Hanma.
Prescott swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
A looping hook to the body misses from Prescott. Hanma does a little dance to reset his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Prescott throws a predictable looking body shot
and Hanma counters with a nice double leg into side control. Prescott won't be happy with that.
Hanma working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Prescott defending against the ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hanma is working to tighten his grip on Prescott's neck. He's isolated an arm and is working for an arm triangle. Prescott has recognised the danger and is trying to turn with the submission but Hanma is really squeezing tight and eventually Prescott passes out! Hanma breaks the hold and jumps onto the cage to celebrate! Submission of the night, I'd say!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Baki Hanma!
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