QFC Tournament 759 Round 1 PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jet Jenson Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ryan Griffin (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.

Jenson Jr
vs
Griffin

187 cm
23
266 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

197 cm
19
275 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Jet Jenson Jr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Ryan Griffin!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, James Atkins and Steven Brown.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Griffin takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Jenson Jr moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
A shot to the liver by Jenson Jr. Beautiful body shot.
Griffin walks into a jab.
Jenson Jr really is a fat lump.
Jenson Jr moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Jenson Jr fakes the leg kick and cracks Griffin in the body.
Jenson Jr connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Griffin's hands.
Jenson Jr throws a front kick that sends Griffin stumbling back into the cage.
Griffin walks into a left hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jenson Jr throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Griffin on the side of the head.

Griffin is rocked!

Jenson Jr cracks Griffin with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Jenson Jr has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Griffin to stand back up!
Griffin is still on wobbly legs! Can Jenson Jr finish him?
Jenson Jr finds Griffin's off switch, with a big overhand right that connects perfectly to the side of the head! Griffin flops back against the cage, eyes gazing into the distance. Jenson Jr lands an unnecessary shot before the referee has time to step in and end the fight. Brutal stuff but I'm sure Griffin will be OK.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Jet Jenson Jr!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Damn Big (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eric Smith (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.

Big
vs
Smith

205 cm
23
280 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

200 cm
18
130 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Cuts easily

Good wrestler
Brawler
Can Moonwalk

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Damn Big!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Eric Smith!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Colin Fotheringham and William Gold.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Big closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Big lands in his opponent's guard.

Smith is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Smith can do anything to dispel that myth.
Big is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Smith is trying to control the position but Big postures up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Big is stalling in the full guard.
Smith is trying to control the position from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Big haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Smith can't keep his opponent in guard - Big advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Smith on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Smith tries to get to full guard but Big has control of the leg.
Big is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.

Smith is rocked!
Smith is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Big with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Smith trying to control here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Big perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Big prevents Smith from improving his position.
Smith wants to control but Big is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Big stops Smith from getting back to his feet.
Big perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Ground and pound from Big.
Big lands a big elbow from half guard. That looks like it's hurt Smith quite badly. Smith pulls Big in close trying to recover. Big postures up and lands two really hard shots that put Smith on queer street! The ref takes a look and decides to call an end to the fight! Possibly an early stoppage but Smith doesn't seem to be complaining too much.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Damn Big!

C
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C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
29%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Blazed King (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Nathan (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.

King
vs
Nathan

200 cm
18
140 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

190 cm
22
195 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Self confident

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Blazed King!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, John Nathan!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Donald Grub and Chris Edwards.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
King wants to clinch but Nathan slips to the side

and Nathan counters with a shoot takedown. King fights it but they end up in guard.
Nathan stays in close to King's body and controls the position.
It looks like Nathan 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.
King trying to keep a closed guard but Nathan is proving a slippery customer.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nathan preventing the sweep.
Nathan scoring with some ground and pound.
Nathan postures up.
King really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.

That's one minute gone in the round.
King can't keep his opponent in guard - Nathan advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
King is trying to get back to full guard.
Nathan scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Nathan sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Nathan's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). John Nathan!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
34%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Klyde Owen Thugbert (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Daryl Dingbat (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.

Owen Thugbert
vs
Dingbat

213 cm
23
288 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

210 cm
20
280 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Intelligent

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Klyde Owen Thugbert!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Daryl Dingbat!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Paul Tew and Sam Margolis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thugbert uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Dingbat.

Thugbert rushes Dingbat and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Thugbert misses with a hook to the ribs.

Dingbat's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Dingbat connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.

It looks like Klyde Owen Thugbert has been cut.
Dingbat scores with a punch to the head.
Dingbat looks to score with a jab to the body but Thugbert is just out of range.
A cross from Dingbat lands.

Thugbert is rocked!
A telegraphed right hand from Dingbat misses the target.
Oh Thugbert is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Thugbert glances at the clock... BAM! Dingbat nails him with a big right hand! A momentary lapse in concentration sends Thugbert crashing to the mat! The referee steps in and this one is over! Damn, Thugbert is out of it, he thinks the ref is his opponent!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Daryl Dingbat!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
95%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bull Evens (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eek Mep (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.

Evens
vs
Mep

180 cm
20
200 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

190 cm
23
270 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Bull Evens!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Eek Mep!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Donald Grub and Richard Clark.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mep tries to clinch but Evens moves out of range.
Mep throws a body shot but no joy.
Evens appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.

Mep lands a big right hand that sends Evens crashing to the mat! Mep stays standing though and waves Evens back to his feet!

It looks like Bull Evens has been cut.
Evens keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Mep.

Evens gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Mep tries to pull guard but Evens forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Evens wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Mep blocks a body shot from Evens.
Evens tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
A short left from Mep.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mep is trying to maintain a safe position but Evens gets an underhook and turns Mep into the cage.
Evens tries to break the clinch but Mep is controlling the position.
Mep slows down the pace here.
Mep misses with a short punch on the inside.

Mep successfully pulls guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Mep throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Evens is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Mep is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Evens is aware though and is defending well.

Mep is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Evens is aware though and is defending well.
Mep avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Evens is stalling in the full guard.

Mep working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Evens doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Evens manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Evens is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.

The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Evens avoids a guillotine attempt easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Mep looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.

Evens avoids a guillotine attempt easily.

Evens decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Mep, up you get!
Mep lands a really nice looking cross but Evens seems unphased.
Evens wants to clinch
and Mep counters with a straight right hand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Evens shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Evens prevents Mep from improving his position.
Mep wants to get back to full guard but Evens has passed into side control.
Evens gets to mount! Mep was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
Evens looking to control and managing it successfully.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mep keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Eek Mep dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Bull Evens'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.

Evens misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Mep lands a jab to the head.
Mep thows a left - swing and a miss!
Mep has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Mep swats away the attempt to clinch by Evens.
Evens throws a series of punches but Mep avoids them all with ease.
Eek Mep seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Evens is looking to clinch but Mep is avoiding it.
Evens will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
A nice side step and Mep releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Evens fails with an attempt to clinch.
Evens steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Mep.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mep throws a jab but it's blocked by Evens.
Bull Evens is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Mep throws a jab but it's blocked by Evens.
The fight stays on the outside here - Evens looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Evens throws a head kick but Mep moves out of range.
A little jabbing left from Mep on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Mep avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Evens tries to clinch there but Mep circles away.
Evens with a lazy takedown attempt
and Mep counters with a left to the body.
Mep fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Evens manages to avoid it.
Mep connects with a jab.
Evens with a lazy takedown attempt
and Mep counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bull Evens. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Mep takes the fight into the clinch.
Mep softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Evens jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Mep walks away with a smile on his face. Evens gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Evens loads up on a big right hand but Mep slips the punch.

Mep lands a big uppercut and Evens crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Evens looks OK. Mep waves Evens back to his feet!

Evens is rocked!
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!
Mep ducks down into range and throws a picture perfect right hook that connects with Evens's jaw. Evens's eyes stare off into space as he falls to the mat, out cold! Mep does the decent thing and steps back, rather than landing any shots to his unconscious opponent.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Eek Mep!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
46%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Thomas Greiner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Blinky Lee (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.

Greiner
vs
Lee

181 cm
23
300 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

225 cm
23
300 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter fighter
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Prefers standup

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Thomas Greiner!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Blinky Lee!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, James Atkins and Donald Grub.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Greiner throws a leg kick but Lee checks it.

Greiner shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Lee napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Lee parries the strikes from Greiner easily there. Greiner is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Lee to escape.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lee wants to get back to his feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Greiner working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Lee is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Greiner has just dragged him back down to the mat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Greiner trying to control the action but Lee is working from the bottom.
Lee is pushing Greiner's head away, looking to escape. Greiner manages to hold on to the position though.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Greiner scoring with punches from side control.
Greiner trying to control the position but Lee is working away.
Greiner advances to full mount.
BOOM! Greiner connects with a massive shot to the dome!

Greiner has control of Lee's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Lee regains control of the situation pretty easily.

Greiner working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Lee takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Greiner is landing with some decent strikes but Lee is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Greiner controlling from the full mount.
Greiner 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.
You get the feeling that Lee really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Greiner cracks Lee with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Greiner drops a big elbow. That's hurt Lee! More shots from Greiner and the ref steps in! The fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Thomas Greiner!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
39%

Co-main event

Main event

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Great White (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Svyatoslav Bondarenko (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.

White
vs
Bondarenko

209 cm
23
300 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

200 cm
23
254 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Very confident

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Great White!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Svyatoslav Bondarenko!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, James Atkins and Chris Edwards.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

White has closed the distance and engaged Bondarenko in a clinch.
Bondarenko takes a shot to the head.
White displaying some good clinch control by pressing Bondarenko up against the cage.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Bondarenko looks to throw an elbow but misses.
White avoids a wild elbow strike from Bondarenko.
White lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Bondarenko backwards.
White is pressed up against the cage. Bondarenko has hold of a leg and is looking to drag White down to the mat. White avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.

Bondarenko clinches with his opponent.
White doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Bondarenko throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Bondarenko blocks an uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bondarenko just leaning against White, taking a breather.
Bondarenko just leaning against White, taking a breather.
White pushes Bondarenko back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
White lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Bondarenko or not.
White stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Bondarenko is looking to break free of the clinch but White has double underhooks.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bondarenko prevents a body shot from White.
Bondarenko comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Bondarenko throws an elbow that misses.
Bondarenko blocks a body shot from White.
A quick uppercut on the inside from White.
White throws a head punch that misses.
White avoids a wild elbow strike from Bondarenko.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from White.
Bondarenko is trying to force a seperation but White has the dominant position.
White working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Bondarenko wants to break the clinch but can't.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bondarenko.
White lands a left hand.
White lands a hook that snaps the head of Bondarenko backwards.
White avoids a wild elbow strike from Bondarenko.
White dodges an elbow strike from Bondarenko.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
White stalls.
White dodges an elbow strike from Bondarenko.
White tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Bondarenko wants to get back to striking at distance but White won't allow it.
Bondarenko tries to break free but White pushes him back against the cage.
White effectively controlling the action here.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, White creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bondarenko looks to throw an elbow but misses.

Bondarenko breaks from the clinch.

White rushes Bondarenko and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Bondarenko misses with an elbow strike.
White blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
White avoids a wild elbow strike from Bondarenko.
Bondarenko looks to throw an elbow but misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bondarenko.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bondarenko blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bondarenko misses with a body punch.
Bondarenko is looking to control White's arms but White gets an underhook and turns him. Now Bondarenko has his back to the cage.
White lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Bondarenko tries to pull guard but White won't allow it.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Bondarenko looking for a takedown.
Great White has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Svyatoslav Bondarenko.
Bondarenko tries to pull guard but White holds him up against the cage and eventually Bondarenko drops back down to his feet.
White is struggling to control the position.
White lands an uppercut.
White managing to block the knees to the body from Bondarenko.
Bondarenko taking a breather.
White stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Bondarenko being controlled against the cage.
White seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bondarenko creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.

Bondarenko manages to break the clinch.

White drives through and clinches with Bondarenko against the cage.
Bondarenko throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Bondarenko misses with an elbow over the top.
White stalling against the cage.
White avoids a wild elbow strike from Bondarenko.
White lands with a right to the head.
White avoids a wild elbow strike from Bondarenko.
Bondarenko pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
White pushes off an throws an elbow but Bondarenko leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Great White dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

White rushes Bondarenko and presses him up against the cage.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
White avoids a wild elbow strike from Bondarenko.
White lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from White.
Bondarenko creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through White's defenses.

It looks like Great White has been cut.
White is trying to stall.
Bondarenko tries to circle away but White has him pinned against the cage.
Nice elbow from Bondarenko.
White lands on the inside with an uppercut.
White has Bondarenko pressed against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A body shot lands from White.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
White blocks an elbow strike.
Bondarenko misses with an elbow over the top.

That's one minute gone in the round.
White lands a body punch in the clinch.

Bondarenko pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

White gets in close and instigates a clinch.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, White just misses with a elbow thrown towards Bondarenko's brow.
A shot in the inside from White.
Come on Bondarenko - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Bondarenko creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Bondarenko just misses with a elbow thrown towards White's brow.
The referee is keeping an eye on Bondarenko - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
White avoids the elbow strike from Bondarenko, against the cage.
White lands an uppercut.
White blocks an elbow strike from Bondarenko.
Bondarenko pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
White displaying some good clinch control by pressing Bondarenko up against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
White keeps control of Bondarenko as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
White'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.
Bondarenko lands an elbow inside that White shrugs off.
Bondarenko pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.

Bondarenko jumps into guard, dragging White to the mat.
White is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
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!
Bondarenko looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
White's corner is telling him to maintain position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Bondarenko looks to land a body kick but White moved away.
As Bondarenko tries to get set, White tries to push him back and clinch up but Bondarenko manages to avoid the attempt.

White rushes Bondarenko and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Bondarenko throws an elbow but it's blocked.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
White throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Bondarenko is breathing heavily.
White slows down the pace here.
White controlling the action here for a moment.
White stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
White avoiding damage as Bondarenko throws knees to the body.
Bondarenko looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Bondarenko wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
White makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
White scores with a hook to the body.
A short right hand to the side of the head by White.
White tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bondarenko's elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Great White dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Great White'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. This is the final round!

White fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Bondarenko, pushing him back against the cage.
A bit of stalling here from White.
White avoids the elbow strike from Bondarenko, against the cage.
White displaying some good clinch control by pressing Bondarenko up against the cage.
A shot in the inside from White.
White has a couple of punches blocked by Bondarenko.
White is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Bondarenko can do to turn this around?

White drops Bondarenko onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Bondarenko is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!

Bondarenko is rocked!
White displaying some good clinch control by pressing Bondarenko up against the cage.
Bondarenko is still on wobbly legs! Can White finish him?
White avoiding damage as Bondarenko throws knees to the body.
White lands a body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bondarenko misses with an elbow strike.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
White scores with a nice hook to the head.
White pushes off and lands a massive hook that knocks Bondarenko out cold! The fight is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:55 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Great White!