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Alliance Wars R4: Group B PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Bjorn Knutsson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Big Smoke (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
KO power |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bjorn Knutsson !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Big Smoke!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Patrick Alders and Paulsen Ambrosius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smoke just misses with a punch to the body.
Smoke misses with a shot to the body
and Knutsson counters with a straight right hand.
Knutsson is looking to clinch but Smoke is avoiding it.
Smoke walks into a jab.
Smoke with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Knutsson to score with a decent uppercut.
Smoke is rocked!
Smoke throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Smoke is still on wobbly legs! Can Knutsson finish him?
Knutsson has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Knutsson throws an uppercut from hell that sends Smoke clean off his feet! He's out cold! Knutsson stands back and admires his work as he thinks about that KO of the night award that is surely being wrapped up for him back stage.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Bjorn Knutsson !
A very excited looking Bjorn Knutsson 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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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Sanjit Babatunde (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Silva Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Silva has chosen DMX -Ain't no sunshine as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Sanjit Babatunde is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Sanjit Babatunde!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Silva Silva!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Albert Achterberg and Daniel Blasius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Babatunde checks the leg kick.
We've been hearing reports that Babatunde has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Silva throws a leg kick
and Babatunde counters by clinching up.
Silva is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Babatunde is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Silva gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Babatunde is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Silva can't fight it off and eventually Babatunde manages to take the fight to the floor. Silva looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Babatunde throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Babatunde sitting in guard, not really doing much.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Babatunde advances position into side control!
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Silva can do anything to dispel that myth.
Silva throws a couple of strikes even though he's not really in a good position to do so.
Babatunde is staying tight to Silva's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Silva is looking for a sweep.
Babatunde landing a few strikes.
Babatunde working away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Silva is trying to escape the position but Babatunde is controlling the position.
Babatunde lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Silva down.
Babatunde is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Silva's shoulder. That is not cool.
Babatunde's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Silva tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Babatunde wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Babatunde avoids the strikes from the bottom by Silva.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Babatunde controlling the position.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Silva drives through and clinches with Babatunde against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
It looks like Sanjit Babatunde has been cut.
Silva pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Silva misses with a leg kick
so Babatunde counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Silva told us pre-fight that he has been working on his escapes in training. Let's see if he can call on some of his new skills to get back to his feet.
Silva looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Babatunde not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Babatunde with a flurry of punches that miss.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Babatunde's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Babatunde controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Silva working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Babatunde has passed into half guard!
Babatunde is controlling the pace.
Silva tries to roll over but Babatunde keeps him under control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sanjit Babatunde dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Sanjit Babatunde's cut.
That's time! Babatunde's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Babatunde clinches up with Silva and pushes him back against the cage.
Silva gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Babatunde.
Silva tries to land knees in the clinch but Babatunde avoids the damage to the body.
Silva prevents the takedown attempt.
Babatunde takes a knee to the side of the body.
Silva has Babatunde pressed against the cage.
Silva misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Babatunde.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Babatunde is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Silva pulls him back up using the underhooks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sanjit Babatunde. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Silva breaks the clinch.
Silva lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Silva throws a head kick but Babatunde moves out of range.
Babatunde was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Silva wants to slow Babatunde down by chopping away at his legs.
Silva throws a shot from downtown. Babatunde moves away and avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Babatunde is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Silva's half guard.
Nice strikes from Babatunde there.
Silva taking some punishment here, with Babatunde in his half guard.
Silva is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Babatunde pulls his head out easily.
Babatunde scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Babatunde not doing much here.
Silva strikes from the bottom but Babatunde passes into mount!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva wants to hold on but Babatunde pushes him away.
Babatunde punishing his opponent with strikes.
Babatunde content just to control the position here.
Silva flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Silva is desperately trying to improve his position but Babatunde has a good base and remains in mount.
Babatunde tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Babatunde landing strikes from the mount.
Babatunde is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Silva can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Silva wants to control but Babatunde is having none of it.
Babatunde controlling the position easily from mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Babatunde with shots to the head and body - Silva looks very uncomfortable down there.
Babatunde is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Babatunde with shots to the head and body - Silva looks very uncomfortable down there.
Babatunde blocks Silva's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Silva regains half guard.
Babatunde performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Silva taking some punishment here, with Babatunde in his half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sanjit Babatunde dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Sanjit Babatunde's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Silva is looking to chop away at Babatunde's legs.
Silva Silva seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Babatunde slips under a jab from Silva.
Silva looks to throw a body kick
and Babatunde counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Babatunde stalling.
Further stalling from Babatunde.
Sanjit Babatunde overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silva flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Babatunde slows the pace down in half guard.
Silva looking for submissions off his back.
Babatunde is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Silva can do to turn this around?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Babatunde is nestled in close to Silva, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Babatunde working the head and body with strikes.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Babatunde in particular looking to stall.
Babatunde looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Babatunde slips a nice elbow through Silva's hands, connecting with Silva's forehead.
That's two 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.
Babatunde is controlling the pace.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Nice strikes from Babatunde there.
Babatunde performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
If it seems like I'm not saying a lot, it's just because Babatunde is stinking the place up with his stalling.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Babatunde shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Babatunde showed some decent athleticism there.
Babatunde not doing much here.
Silva looking for submissions off his back.
Silva is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Babatunde pulls his head out easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Babatunde working the head and body with strikes.
Silva is looking for a sweep. Babatunde is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Silva is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Babatunde scores with a couple of nice shots.
Silva is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Babatunde pulls his head out easily.
Silva Silva has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Sanjit Babatunde is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Silva has hold of Babatunde's hands but Babatunde slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Babatunde not doing much here.
Silva throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Sanjit Babatunde showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Babatunde, 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 Nard Betker scores the fight 30:27
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sanjit Babatunde!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Vulcahn Dravezesdi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and James Harding (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dravezesdi comes to the cage accompanied by 2Pac feat Outlawz World Wide Mob Figgaz.. Vulcahn Dravezesdi could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to James Harding's chin.
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Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Vulcahn Dravezesdi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, James Harding!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Paulsen Ambrosius and Albert Achterberg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dravezesdi shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Dravezesdi showed some decent athleticism there.
Dravezesdi is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Harding defends it well.
Dravezesdi could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Dravezesdi seems to be looking for submissions.
Dravezesdi is trying for a kimura here. Harding looks like he's in a lot of pain... and he's tapping out! Dravezesdi wins by kimura!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Vulcahn Dravezesdi!
An out of breath Vulcahn Dravezesdi thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Wulfsige Eduard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Roberto Firmino (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wulfsige Eduard could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Roberto Firmino's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Wulfsige Eduard !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 1, fighting out of London, Roberto Firmino!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Patrick Alders and Paul Aken.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Firmino gets tackled into the cage by Eduard . Eduard maintains the clinch.
Firmino throws a punch but it's blocked by Eduard .
Eduard prevents a body shot from Firmino.
Firmino misses with a short punch on the inside.
Firmino throws a punch but it's blocked by Eduard .
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Firmino swings wildly with an uppercut but Eduard uses good head movement to avoid it.
Firmino tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Eduard avoids it.
Eduard on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Firmino swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Eduard misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A head punch on the inside from Firmino fails to land.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Eduard creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Firmino's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Eduard lands a hook that snaps the head of Firmino backwards.
A right hook to the body lands for Eduard .
Firmino misses with the head strike.
Eduard lands a left hand that snaps the head of Firmino backwards.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Eduard digs a right hand underneath Firmino's ribcage. Firmino let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Come on Eduard - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
We've been hearing reports that Eduard has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Firmino swings wildly with an uppercut but Eduard uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Firmino fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Firmino misses with the head strike.
Eduard blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Firmino tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Eduard 's elbow.
Eduard doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Eduard taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Eduard scores with a shoulder strike.
Eduard digs a right hand into Firmino's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Firmino's gas tank.
Firmino misses with a short punch on the inside.
Firmino misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A body shot lands from Eduard .
Eduard throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Eduard scores with a hook to the body.
Firmino looks winded!
Eduard just leaning against Firmino, taking a breather.
Firmino struggles to land a body shot inside as Eduard controls his hands.
Eduard lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Firmino backwards.
Eduard digs a right hand underneath Firmino's ribcage. Firmino let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Eduard lands with a short shot to the head.
Eduard lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Firmino backwards.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A short uppercut from Eduard .
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Eduard - that landed with a thud.
Eduard softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Eduard stalling.
Good body shot from Eduard .
Eduard just leaning against Firmino, taking a breather.
A right hook to the body lands for Eduard .
Eduard lands a body punch.
Eduard stalling the fight.
Eduard taking a breather.
Eduard blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Eduard lands a body shot.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Firmino.
A short uppercut from Eduard .
Eduard lands a body shot.
A hook to the body from Eduard .
Eduard is working Firmino over against the cage.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Eduard scores with a hook to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Eduard taking a breather.
Firmino takes a shot to the head.
A right handed body shot lands from Eduard .
Eduard lands with a light punch inside.
Eduard lands a hook to the side of the head.
Eduard leaning against his opponent.
A hook to the body from Eduard .
Eduard stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Eduard displaying some good clinch control by pressing Firmino up against the cage.
Eduard works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Eduard leaning against his opponent.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Wulfsige Eduard .
Eduard throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Firmino counters with a nice body kick.
Eduard pivots, looking for a leg kick but Firmino is out of range and Eduard settles back down.
Eduard swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Firmino rushes Eduard and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Firmino swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Eduard blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Eduard 's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Firmino misses with the head strike.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Eduard digs a right hand into Firmino's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Firmino's gas tank.
Firmino's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Eduard lands a nice shot to the body.
Eduard lands a shot to the body.
Eduard scores with a nice hook to the head.
A hook to the body from Eduard .
Eduard scores with a shoulder strike.
Eduard lands a nice uppercut.
Eduard lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Firmino is rocked!
Eduard gets through Firmino's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Firmino is still on wobbly legs! Can Eduard finish him?
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Eduard pushes Firmino against the cage. Eduard is working some dirty boxing. Eduard pushes off with a quick right hook! Firmino goes down! Firmino tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! Eduard moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Wulfsige Eduard !
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Alex Sims (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rocco Rutherford (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sims comes to the cage accompanied by Not Many. Rocco Rutherford acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Alex Sims!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Rocco Rutherford!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Patrick Alders and Wagner Zegers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rutherford misses with a hook.
Rutherford drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Rutherford tries to free his leg and advance position but Sims is retaining full guard.
Rutherford engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
It looks like Rutherford might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rutherford lands a couple of digs.
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.
Rutherford trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Sims knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Rutherford on the ground.
Rutherford slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Sims has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Gorilla Warfare MMA in the buildup to the fight.
Sims changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Sims clinches up with Rutherford and pushes him back against the cage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Rutherford.
Rutherford looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sims displaying some good clinch control by pressing Rutherford up against the cage.
Rutherford doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Sims stalling the fight.
Rutherford misses with a punch on the inside.
Rutherford wants to take the fight to the mat but Sims manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Sims lands a hook that snaps the head of Rutherford backwards.
Rutherford tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Sims's elbow.
Rutherford misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Sims is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Rutherford is keeping busy.
Rutherford tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Rutherford throws a head punch that misses.
Sims goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rutherford tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Rutherford misses with a punch on the inside.
Rutherford tries to work over Sims's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Sims taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Rutherford wants a takedown but no success here.
Rutherford lands a body punch.
Sims misses with a hook to the ribs.
Sims looking to stall.
Sims just leaning against Rutherford, taking a breather.
Rutherford is working Sims over against the cage.
Rutherford lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Rutherford is working for takedown but Sims is calmly controlling the position for now.
Alex Sims has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rocco Rutherford.
Sims prevents a body shot from Rutherford.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sims blocking some punches.
Rutherford can't find room to land a body shot as Sims controls the action.
Rutherford throws a head punch that misses.
Rutherford tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Rutherford has a couple of punches blocked by Sims.
Sims trying to stall but Rutherford improves his position.
Rutherford lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sims.
Sims is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Sims blocks an uppercut.
Rutherford goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Rutherford tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rocco Rutherford dominated that round.
That's time! Sims's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Rutherford is looking to clinch but Sims is avoiding it.
Sims misses with a two punch combination.
Good exchange - Rutherford coming out on top.
Rutherford cracks Sims with a good jab.
Sims scores with a jab to the head.
Rutherford misses with a wild body shot.
Nice uppercut there from Rutherford.
Rutherford dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Rutherford avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Rutherford throws a shot from downtown. Sims moves away and avoids it.
A telegraphed right hand from Rutherford misses the target.
Sims is looking to counter the offense by Rutherford and move into the clinch.
Rutherford slips under a jab from Sims.
Rutherford drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Sims defends it well.
Rutherford looks to land a right hand but Sims moved out of range.
Sims is looking to counter the offense by Rutherford and move into the clinch.
Sims clinches up with Rutherford and pushes him back against the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rutherford working aggressively here.
Rutherford makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rutherford misses with a body punch.
Rutherford misses with a short punch on the inside.
A hook to the body from Rutherford.
Rutherford is looking to take this one to the mat.
Sims struggles to land a body shot inside as Rutherford controls his hands.
Sims blocks a body shot from Rutherford.
Rutherford has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Rutherford tries a body shot but Sims blocks it.
Sims taking a breather.
Rocco Rutherford seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Rutherford goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A nice right hand lands inside from Rutherford.
Still in the clinch, Rutherford scores with a nice short uppercut.
Rutherford misses with some punches.
Sims blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rutherford misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Rutherford misses with a hook to the ribs.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Rutherford.
Sims tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Rutherford fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Rutherford misses with a body punch.
Rutherford tries to throw a body punch but Sims avoids it by throwing Rutherford back against the cage.
Rutherford can't get the takedown.
Rutherford misses with a hook to the ribs.
Rutherford lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rutherford missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Sims wants to control but Rutherford is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Rutherford thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rutherford seems like he's working for an arm triangle here. He's freed his trapped foot and he's rotating nicely. Sims is in big trouble! He's tapping out! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:24 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Rocco Rutherford!
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