QFC Tournament 49 Round 1 PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Harold Bjornsund (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Umbra Uxxarest (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Bjornsund
vs
Uxxarest

185 cm
18
179 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

170 cm
18
177 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Harold Bjornsund!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Umbra Uxxarest!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Radbod Blank and Wagner Zegers.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bjornsund jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.

Uxxarest feints and as Bjornsund raises his hands in defense, Uxxarest changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Bjornsund can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Uxxarest controls the pace.
Bjornsund keeping full guard, as Uxxarest tries to pass.
Uxxarest pushing down on Bjornsund's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.

Uxxarest looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.

Uxxarest in half guard on the top. He's looking for a kimura... He's got it locked and he's managed to free his trapped foot. Bjornsund tries to escape but it's on too tight and he has to tap! Great BJJ skills there from Uxxarest!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Umbra Uxxarest!

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C
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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
46%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Rufrik Kaufenhauser (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Georgi Pappacena (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Kaufenhauser
vs
Pappacena

177 cm
18
177 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

180 cm
18
180 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Decent wrestler
Basic striking
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Basic striking
Solid chin

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Rufrik Kaufenhauser!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Georgi Pappacena!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Paulsen Ambrosius and Radbod Blank.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pappacena keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Pappacena slips under a jab from Kaufenhauser.
Pappacena avoids the body shot from Kaufenhauser.
Pappacena lands a head kick!
Pappacena misses with a head kick.
Kaufenhauser looks to throw the jab but Pappacena is out of range.
Kaufenhauser just misses with a punch to the body.
Pappacena fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Kaufenhauser looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Kaufenhauser keeps the fight on the outside.
Pappacena tries a head kick but it misses.
Kaufenhauser avoids the body shot from Pappacena.
Kaufenhauser throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nice defenses there by Pappacena.
Pappacena wants to clinch

and Kaufenhauser counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Pappacena!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kaufenhauser trying to control but he's not successful this time.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kaufenhauser postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Pappacena looks a forlorn figure.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kaufenhauser with a couple of short strikes.
Kaufenhauser has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Pappacena is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Pappacena is bucking up trying to escape but Kaufenhauser cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Kaufenhauser landing punches.
Kaufenhauser with good strikes from the mount here!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kaufenhauser with good strikes from the mount here!
Kaufenhauser looking to finish Pappacena with some ground and pound. This is bad for Pappacena!
Kaufenhauser looking to control but Pappacena is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Kaufenhauser raining down hammerfists from mount.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kaufenhauser in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Kaufenhauser loads up on a couple of big shots to the head that have Pappacena scrambling to escape. He can't get free though and several more unanswered shots from Kaufenhauser land to the head. The referee has no choice but to stop the fight. Kaufenhauser stands and salutes the crowd.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rufrik Kaufenhauser!

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
59%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Helio Cardozo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ignacio Villar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Cardozo
vs
Villar

180 cm
18
176 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

191 cm
18
179 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Good takedowns
Basic striking
Good chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Determined

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Helio Cardozo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ignacio Villar!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Aafke Stam and Daniel Blasius.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Cardozo shoots in and bounces Villar off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Villar wants to stand and escape but Cardozo is having none of it.
Cardozo forces his way into half guard.

Cardozo is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cardozo throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Cardozo stops Villar from getting back to his feet.
Villar wants to control but Cardozo is keeping busy and won't allow it.

Cardozo seems to be working for a kimura but Villar defends the submission attempt.
Villar is trying to stand up here but Cardozo is controlling him well.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Cardozo seems to be working for a kimura but Villar defends the submission attempt.

Villar is defending against the submission attempts here by Cardozo.

Cardozo is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Cardozo wants to pass the guard but Villar is defending well.

Cardozo is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Villar sees it coming and defends easily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Villar keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Villar is trying to stand.
Villar is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

Cardozo is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Villar defends it well.

Villar is defending against the submission attempts here by Cardozo.
Cardozo passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Villar!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Villar is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Cardozo misses with a head shot.

Cardozo jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Villar is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Villar and Cardozo has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.

Cardozo is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Villar knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Cardozo is breathing heavily.

Cardozo tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Cardozo is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Villar has escaped the position, nice work there.
Villar regains half guard.
Villar is looking to improve his position.
Villar is pressing down on Cardozo's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cardozo throwing strikes from guard but Villar blocks nicely.
Villar is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Helio Cardozo dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Cardozo dodges the punch combination from Villar.
Villar swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Cardozo.
Nice jab there from Villar.
A jab from Villar does it's job there.

A momentary lapse in concentration from Villar enables Cardozo to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Villar manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Cardozo passes into half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Cardozo is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Villar doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Cardozo.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Villar wants to get back to full guard.
Villar trying to control but Cardozo postures up.
Cardozo wants to pass the guard but Villar is defending well.
Villar is trying to stand.

Cardozo is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Cardozo is looking to pass Villar's guard but actually Villar recovers to full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Villar wants to stand and escape but Cardozo is having none of it.
Cardozo pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Villar is keeping the position for now.

Cardozo has gone for a leg lock! Villar slips out almost immediately though and dives into Cardozo's guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Cardozo is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Villar defends well.

Cardozo is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Villar defends well.
Cardozo wants to sweep but no luck.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Villar trying to control the position from guard on top but Cardozo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Villar tries to stand but Cardozo is controlling from the bottom.
Villar trying to control but Cardozo is working from the bottom.
Villar trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

Cardozo working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Villar doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Villar manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Villar would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Cardozo keeping moving, preventing Villar from controlling successfully.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Cardozo escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Villar gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Villar wants to stand but Cardozo has a closed guard, so he can't escape.

Villar stands up and waves to Cardozo to follow him.
Villar throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ignacio Villar showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

A right-left combo lands from Villar.
Cardozo shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Villar but Villar pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Cardozo changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Villar tries to avoid it but Cardozo manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Villar to the ground. Villar escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Cardozo tries to close the distance and clinch but Villar swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Villar loads up on a big right hand but Cardozo slips the punch.
Villar takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Villar is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Villar cracks Cardozo with a big right hand that sees him stumbling back against the cage! Cardozo falls to his knees and Villar doesn't need a second invitatation - he rushes in and fires off several unanswered shots that force the referee to stop the fight! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:55 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ignacio Villar!

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C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Andrei Ulmeyda (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Theo Evelein (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Ulmeyda
vs
Evelein

180 cm
18
175 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

184 cm
18
170 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Self confident

Good takedowns
Basic striking
Granite chin

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Andrei Ulmeyda!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Theo Evelein!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Albert Achterberg and Nard Betker.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Evelein with a lazy takedown attempt

so Ulmeyda counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Ulmeyda cracks Evelein with a solid left hand.

Evelein is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Ulmeyda is aware though and is defending well.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ulmeyda chips away with some ground and pound.
Evelein keeping moving, preventing Ulmeyda from controlling successfully.
Ulmeyda scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Ulmeyda content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Evelein is trying to control the position but Ulmeyda postures up.
Ulmeyda throws a big right hand that misses.
Evelein not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Ulmeyda distracts Evelein with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Evelein preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ulmeyda trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Ulmeyda with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Ulmeyda trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Ulmeyda tries to stand but Evelein is controlling from the bottom.
Ulmeyda wants to control from the top but Evelein keeps moving.

Evelein is looking for a triangle but Ulmeyda pushes his legs off easily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ulmeyda cracks Evelein with a solid left hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Evelein is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Ulmeyda is aware though and is defending well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ulmeyda wants to pass the guard but Evelein is keeping the position.

Evelein has his feet on Ulmeyda's thighs here. He's pushed Ulmeyda off and worked for a very quick armbar from the bottom! He's flipped onto his stomach and he's cranking hard on the arm! Ulmeyda screams in pain and taps out! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Theo Evelein!
Theo Evelein spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.

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C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
94%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Juan Pablo Mur (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chicken McCorkle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Pablo Mur
vs
McCorkle

171 cm
18
176 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

185 cm
18
178 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter striker
Self confident

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Heavy handed

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Juan Pablo Mur!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Chicken McCorkle!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Albert Achterberg and Paul Aken.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Pablo Mur closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.

Pablo Mur seems to be looking for submissions.
Pablo Mur not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Pablo Mur wants to control but McCorkle is keeping him busy.
McCorkle regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Pablo Mur.
Pablo Mur wants to control from the top but McCorkle keeps moving.
McCorkle trying to keep a closed guard but Pablo Mur is proving a slippery customer.
Pablo Mur slips nicely into half guard.
Pablo Mur sitting and controlling from the half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
McCorkle keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.

Pablo Mur is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. McCorkle doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Pablo Mur.

Pablo Mur is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, McCorkle has managed to free his arm - good work.
Pablo Mur has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
McCorkle is refusing to be controlled, as Pablo Mur sits in half guard.
Pablo Mur could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Pablo Mur connects with a nice short shot to McCorkle's temple.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Pablo Mur scores with a couple of good hammerfists.

Pablo Mur seems like he's working for an arm triangle here. He's freed his trapped foot and he's rotating nicely. McCorkle is in big trouble! He's tapping out! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Juan Pablo Mur!
A very excited looking Juan Pablo Mur 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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C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
32%

Main event

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Chris Matthews (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Malik Moukoury (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Matthews
vs
Moukoury

179 cm
18
179 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

178 cm
18
182 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Basic striking
Big heart

Good wrestler
Basic striking
Very confident

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Chris Matthews!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Malik Moukoury!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Nard Betker and Daniel Blasius.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Moukoury uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Matthews.
Matthews misses with a hook. Moukoury ducked under it nicely.
Moukoury closes this distance looking for a takedown but Matthews circles away.
A decent looking cross lands there for Matthews.
Moukoury looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Matthews is fending him off so far but Moukoury persists. Nope, Matthews circles away and we're back to standing.

Moukoury is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Matthews's half guard.
Moukoury thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Moukoury missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Nice strikes from Moukoury there.
Matthews knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Moukoury on the ground.
Moukoury is nestled in close to Matthews, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Matthews is staying active underneath Moukoury, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Moukoury not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Moukoury thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Matthews's head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Moukoury content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Moukoury winds up and cracks Matthews with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Moukoury throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Moukoury is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Moukoury has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Moukoury thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Moukoury throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Moukoury thows a huge punch but Matthews dodges it nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Moukoury lands strikes from half guard.
Moukoury thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Matthews's head.
Moukoury thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Matthews's head.
Matthews is breathing heavily.
Moukoury missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Moukoury landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Moukoury is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Moukoury is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Matthews is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Moukoury scores with a couple of nice shots.
Moukoury landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moukoury throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Moukoury not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Moukoury scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Nice strikes from Moukoury there.
Moukoury lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Moukoury winds up and cracks Matthews with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Moukoury thows a huge punch but Matthews dodges it nicely.
Matthews is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Moukoury scores with a couple of nice shots.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Moukoury working over Matthews with some ground and pound. Matthews looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Moukoury lands strikes from half guard.
Moukoury controlling the action here.
Moukoury takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Moukoury slips a nice elbow through Matthews's hands, connecting with Matthews's forehead.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Moukoury lands a nice short elbow.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Moukoury wants to lay and pray for a moment but Matthews keeps working.
Matthews blocking the ground and pound attempt from Moukoury.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Malik Moukoury dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Moukoury fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Matthews misses with a body shot.
Matthews connects with a body shot.
A swing and a miss from Matthews.
Moukoury fails with a takedown attempt.
Moukoury fails with a takedown attempt.
Chris Matthews has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Malik Moukoury.
Moukoury shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Matthews defends it nicely.
A good leg kick by Matthews.
Matthews stuns Moukoury with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Moukoury shoots in looking for a takedown. Matthews tries to sprawl out of it but Moukoury keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Matthews manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Moukoury.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Moukoury tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Matthews takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Matthews is working to avoid the ground and pound but Moukoury connects with a decent elbow.
Matthews takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Moukoury scores with punches from side control.
Moukoury has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Moukoury lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Matthews down.
Matthews managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Moukoury.
Moukoury lands a decent elbow from side control.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Moukoury working the head with strikes.
Moukoury working the head with strikes.
Moukoury lands a nice forearm strike.
Moukoury working the head with strikes.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Moukoury working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.

Matthews is rocked!
Check out the look on Moukoury's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Oh Matthews is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Moukoury cracks Matthews with a big right hand but Matthews just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Matthews seems to have got his legs back now.
Moukoury working the head and body with strikes.
Moukoury creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moukoury connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Matthews some visible discomfort.
Moukoury scoring with punches from side control.
Moukoury working the head and body with strikes.
Matthews is not content to let Moukoury control the position.
Moukoury working the body and head with strikes.
Moukoury passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Matthews!
Moukoury controlling the position easily from mount.
Moukoury's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Moukoury fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Moukoury landing shots from mount.
A nice elbow there by Moukoury.
Moukoury loads up on a couple of big shots to the head that have Matthews scrambling to escape. He can't get free though and several more unanswered shots from Moukoury land to the head. The referee has no choice but to stop the fight. Moukoury stands and salutes the crowd.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Malik Moukoury!