QFC Tournament 291 Round 2 PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Thrall Drom (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pavel Kotov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Drom
vs
Kotov

179 cm
18
200 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

175 cm
25
168 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Thrall Drom!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Pavel Kotov!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Sosuke Kotani and Ren Mimura.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Kotov closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Kotov tries to circle away but Drom has him pinned against the cage.
Drom drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Kotov gets the underhooks and prevents it.

Kotov's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Kotov tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Drom manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Kotov is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Kotov closes the distance looking to clinch

and Drom counters with a flying knee that drops Kotov!

Kotov is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Drom has gone for a leg lock! Kotov slips out almost immediately though and dives into Drom's guard.
Kotov is still in real trouble! Can Drom finish him?
Kotov landing some decent shots from guard.

It looks like Thrall Drom has been cut.
Drom could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Drom working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Kotov.
Kotov seems to have recovered his senses.
Kotov distracts Drom with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Drom working for a triangle but Kotov defends it easily.
Kotov is working Drom over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Kotov throws a big elbow that misses.
Kotov wants to control from the top but Drom keeps moving.
Kotov with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kotov postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Kotov throws a big elbow that misses.
Kotov is looking to work some ground and pound but Drom has wrist control.
Kotov works over Drom with some ground and pound from guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kotov is working Drom over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Drom is breathing heavily.
Kotov lands a couple of elbows.

Thrall Drom's cut is getting worse.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Kotov accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Kotov won't allow Drom to sweep him here.
Kotov postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.

Thrall Drom's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Kotov distracts Drom with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.

Jeez, Thrall Drom's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Thrall Drom's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Pavel Kotov!

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energy
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hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
85%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Stanislaw Koksowicz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cain Velasquez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Velasquez has chosen Alab ng Puso-Abra as his entrance music. Stanislaw Koksowicz could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Cain Velasquez's chin.

Koksowicz
vs
Velasquez

180 cm
25
265 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

185 cm
25
265 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Great elbows
KO power

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Experienced

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Stanislaw Koksowicz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Cain Velasquez!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Shigeki Sano and Yukihiro Shimada.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Velasquez closes the distance and clinches.
Koksowicz avoiding damage as Velasquez throws knees to the body.
Velasquez managing to block the knees to the body from Koksowicz.
Velasquez tries to break the clinch but Koksowicz is controlling the position.
Velasquez stalling in the clinch but Koksowicz improves position.
Koksowicz misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Velasquez.

Koksowicz escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Koksowicz tries to close the distance and clinch but Velasquez swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Velasquez avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Crack! A monster head kick from Koksowicz and Velasquez falls like a tree - timbeeeeeeeeeeerrrr! A highlight reel knockout by Koksowicz!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Stanislaw Koksowicz!

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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
48%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mamed Khalidov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mark Twen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Khalidov comes into the arena with PIERSI - Bałkanica blaring out of the sound system. Mamed Khalidov has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Khalidov
vs
Twen

183 cm
25
185 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

197 cm
25
270 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Counter fighter
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Mamed Khalidov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Mark Twen!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Ren Mimura and Yukihiro Shimada.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Khalidov will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Twen shoots in for a double leg but Khalidov sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Khalidov scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Mark Twen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Twen looks to land a combination but Khalidov avoids it well.
Horrible takedown by Twen or perhaps it was just good defense by Khalidov which made him look bad.
Twen fails with the takedown.
Mamed Khalidov has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mark Twen.

Khalidov clinches with his opponent.
Twen is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Khalidov is keeping busy.
Twen drops down looking for an ankle pick but Khalidov pulls his leg out and moves away.
Twen closes the distance but Khalidov moves to the side
and Khalidov counters with a three punch combo that has Twen backing up. Twen nods at Khalidov to acknowledge the strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Khalidov takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Khalidov checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.

Twen gets caught napping as Khalidov dives in and scores a takedown. Twen manages to retain guard.
Twen is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Khalidov is controlling him.
Khalidov throwing strikes but missing.
Khalidov missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Khalidov wants to control from the top but Twen keeps moving.

Khalidov decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Twen, up you get!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Twen shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Twen displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Khalidov.
Twen tries to clinch

and Khalidov counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Twen is refusing to be controlled, as Khalidov sits in half guard.
Twen is looking to improve his position.

Twen makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Twen.
Horrible takedown by Twen or perhaps it was just good defense by Khalidov which made him look bad.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Twen.
Khalidov shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Twen sprawls well. Twen wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Khalidov gets slowly back to his feet.
Twen tries to close the distance and clinch up but Khalidov swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Twen fails with an attempt to clinch.
Twen misses with a head kick.
Twen displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.

It looks like Mamed Khalidov has been cut.

Khalidov shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Twen's guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Khalidov got a little sloppy there for a moment and Twen has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Khalidov has managed to get both his arms back between Twen's legs - danger averted.
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!
Twen seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Khalidov would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Khalidov working some strikes from top position.
Khalidov prevents Twen from getting back to his feet.
Twen manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Khalidov tries to reverse the position but Twen maintains control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Mamed Khalidov will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Mamed Khalidov's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Twen on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Twen wants to clinch.
Khalidov shoots in for a takedown but Twen shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Twen tries to clinch up.
Twen closes the distance and clinches up with Khalidov, looking for a takedown. Twen pushes Khalidov against the cage but Khalidov circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Khalidov pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Twen back to the cage. Khalidov follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Khalidov throws a nice looking combination but Twen bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Twen shoots for a takedown but Khalidov saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Twen shoots in looking for a takedown. Khalidov tries to sprawl out of it but Twen keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Khalidov manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Mamed Khalidov has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mark Twen.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Khalidov keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Khalidov keeps the fight on the outside.
Khalidov avoids the head kick by Twen.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Twen is defended easily by Khalidov.
Khalidov lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Khalidov closes the distance and clinches up with Twen, looking for a takedown. Khalidov pushes Twen against the cage but Twen circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Twen tries to score a power double leg takedown but Khalidov sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Twen somewhat.
Khalidov keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Twen is breathing heavily.
Twen shoots in for a takedown but Khalidov shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Twen dives in for a single leg takedown but Khalidov sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Khalidov is looking for a takedown.

Khalidov drags the fight down to the ground.
Twen postures up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Khalidov looking for a sweep. Not yet Khalidov, not yet.
Khalidov has a closed guard, preventing Twen from standing up.
Twen stopping the sweep attempt from Khalidov.
Twen has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Khalidov is proving hard to escape from.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Twen shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Khalidov as he avoids it easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Khalidov looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Twen!
Twen is looking to reverse the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Twen is trying to control Khalidov's posture but Khalidov avoids it.
Khalidov working the head and body with strikes.

Khalidov decides to stand back up.
Khalidov misses with a takedown attempt - Twen sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Twen dodges the punch combination from Khalidov.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Twen tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Khalidov manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mamed Khalidov dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Mamed Khalidov's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Twen misses with a takedown attempt - Khalidov sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Mamed Khalidov is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Khalidov changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Twen looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Twen can do anything to dispel that myth.
Khalidov throws a strike aimed at the side of Twen's head but Twen avoids it well.
You can see the frustration on Twen's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Twen is looking for a sweep.
You can see the frustration on Twen's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Khalidov fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Twen is working to avoid the ground and pound but Khalidov connects with a decent elbow.

Khalidov thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Twen sneaks back into half guard.
Twen is trying to get back to full guard.

Khalidov is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Khalidov not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Twen slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.

Twen had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Khalidov defends it easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Khalidov won't allow Twen to sweep him here.
Khalidov throws a big elbow that misses.
Khalidov has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Twen pulls Khalidov in to control the position.
Twen is trying to control the position but Khalidov postures up.
Khalidov trying to control the position from guard on top but Twen is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Mamed Khalidov overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Khalidov throwing strikes from guard but Twen blocks nicely.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.

Twen throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Khalidov forces his way into half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Khalidov is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Twen doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Khalidov.
Twen is concentrating on defense, preventing Khalidov from advancing position.
Twen manages to get to full guard.
Khalidov tries to stand but Twen is controlling from the bottom.
Khalidov throwing strikes but missing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Khalidov trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Twen manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Twen missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Khalidov might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Twen not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Twen looking to pass the guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Mamed Khalidov.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Khalidov, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight for Mamed Khalidov!
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight for Mamed Khalidov!
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight for Mamed Khalidov!

Mamed Khalidov wins by unanimous decision!
A relieved looking Mamed Khalidov thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.

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energy
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hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
45%

Main event

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Abraham Lebenszmit (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and David Rymar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Lebenszmit
vs
Rymar

181 cm
25
265 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

179 cm
25
265 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Good chin

Good wrestler
Brawler
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Abraham Lebenszmit!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, David Rymar!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Hirohito Nitta and Taro Takaoka.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rymar fails with a takedown attempt.
Lebenszmit tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Abraham Lebenszmit seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rymar shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Lebenszmit as he avoids it easily.
Rymar dives in and grabs Lebenszmit's left leg, looking for a takedown. Lebenszmit pushes down on Rymar's head and hops out.
Abraham Lebenszmit has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of David Rymar.
Rymar walks into a jab.

It looks like David Rymar has been cut.

Rymar gets tackled into the cage by Lebenszmit. Lebenszmit maintains the clinch.

Lebenszmit's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Lebenszmit connects with a jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lebenszmit cracks Rymar with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Rymar drops his hands momentarily and Lebenszmit takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.

A momentary lapse in concentration from Lebenszmit enables Rymar to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Lebenszmit manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Rymar landing some decent shots from guard.
Lebenszmit utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Lebenszmit wants to stand and escape but Rymar is having none of it.
Rymar postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Lebenszmit wants to stand and escape but Rymar is having none of it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rymar postures up in Lebenszmit's guard and throws a big left but Lebenszmit blocks it.
Lebenszmit preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Lebenszmit on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Lebenszmit tries to get out of the position.
Rymar works over Lebenszmit with some ground and pound from guard.
Rymar working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Rymar throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Rymar postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Rymar cracks Lebenszmit with a solid left hand.
Rymar is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Lebenszmit wants to stand up but Rymar is controlling him.
Rymar lands a couple of digs.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lebenszmit is looking to stand up but Rymar isn't so interested in that idea.
Lebenszmit is breathing heavily.
Rymar working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Lebenszmit's head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lebenszmit is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Rymar is controlling him.
Rymar with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Lebenszmit has momentary wrist control but Rymar slips an elbow through the middle.
Rymar throws a big elbow that misses.
Rymar sitting in guard here, content to control.
Rymar distracts Lebenszmit with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Rymar throws a big right hand that misses.
Lebenszmit knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Rymar on the ground.
Rymar throws a big right hand that misses.
Rymar trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rymar is working Lebenszmit over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Rymar scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Rymar has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Rymar stands up over Lebenszmit, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Rymar works over Lebenszmit with some ground and pound from guard.
Rymar with a flurry of punches that miss.
Rymar with a flurry of punches that miss.
Lebenszmit working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Rymar.
Rymar slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Rymar trying to control but Lebenszmit is working from the bottom.
Rymar postures up and lands a big shot to Lebenszmit's brow.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lebenszmit working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Rymar.
Rymar landing some decent shots from guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rymar cracks Lebenszmit with a solid left hand.
Rymar postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Rymar lands a couple of elbows.
Rymar postures up and lands a big shot to Lebenszmit's brow.
Rymar is looking to work some ground and pound but Lebenszmit has wrist control.
Rymar is looking to work some ground and pound but Lebenszmit has wrist control.
Rymar lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Rymar makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Rymar working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Lebenszmit's head.
Rymar working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Rymar postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rymar stands up over Lebenszmit, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Rymar is in close to Lebenszmit's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Rymar scoring with some ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

David Rymar dominated that round.
The cut man is working on David Rymar's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Lebenszmit wants to clinch up but Rymar keeps it at a distance.

Rymar throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Lebenszmit was covering up waiting for the punch and Rymar finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Rymar chips away with some ground and pound.
Rymar trying to control but Lebenszmit is working from the bottom.
Rymar throws a big right hand that misses.
Rymar prevents Lebenszmit from getting back to his feet.
Rymar trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Rymar trying to control the position from guard on top but Lebenszmit is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Rymar content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Rymar accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Rymar throwing strikes but missing.
Rymar makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rymar postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Lebenszmit working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Rymar.
Rymar in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Rymar stands up over Lebenszmit, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Rymar content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Rymar working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Lebenszmit's head.
Rymar scoring with some ground and pound.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rymar postures up and lands a big shot to Lebenszmit's brow.
Rymar scoring with some ground and pound.
Rymar distracts Lebenszmit with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Rymar working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Lebenszmit's head.
Rymar slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Rymar working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rymar scores with punches from side control.
Rymar is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Rymar working the ground and pound from side control.
Rymar lands a nice forearm strike.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rymar landing a few strikes.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rymar in side control lands a decent elbow.
Lebenszmit on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Rymar in side control lands a decent elbow.
Rymar landing a few strikes.
Rymar has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Rymar just content to control the position.
Rymar looks up at the clock and then as Lebenszmit takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Rymar smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rymar working the ground and pound from side control.
Rymar lands an elbow.
Rymar lands a few punches from side control.
Lebenszmit is working to avoid the ground and pound but Rymar connects with a decent elbow.
Rymar trying to control the position but Lebenszmit is working away.
Rymar is working Lebenszmit over with some ground and pound from side control.
Lebenszmit takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
David Rymar has got the better of the ground game so far.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rymar lands a nice forearm strike.
Rymar lands a decent elbow from side control.
Rymar lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Lebenszmit is working to avoid the ground and pound but Rymar connects with a decent elbow.
Lebenszmit takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Rymar lands a few punches from side control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rymar staying calm.
Rymar works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Rymar scores with a couple of short elbows.
Rymar creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Rymar creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Rymar taking a breather here.
Rymar working the head with strikes.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lebenszmit takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Rymar in side control lands a decent elbow.
Rymar creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

David Rymar showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on David Rymar's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Rymar changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Lebenszmit looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Rymar cracks Lebenszmit with a big right hand but Lebenszmit just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Rymar works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.

Lebenszmit is rocked!
Rymar in side control lands a decent elbow.
Oh Lebenszmit is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Rymar working the head and body with strikes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rymar crunches a massive hammerfist down on Lebenszmit - he's out! Rymar Holds back on further strikes and jumps to his feet to celebrate with the crowd!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:36 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). David Rymar!