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The Second Coming PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ruben Lagus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jason Kershaw (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kershaw is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Lose Yourself. Jason Kershaw told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ruben Lagus!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jason Kershaw!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Marco Blurström and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lagus throws a solid leg kick but Kershaw takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Lagus.
Lagus shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Kershaw's guard.
Lagus in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Kershaw trying to keep a closed guard but Lagus is proving a slippery customer.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lagus thows a big elbow that misses.
Lagus scoring with punches to the head and body.
Lagus passes into half guard.
Kershaw misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Lagus 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.
Lagus sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Kershaw defending well though.
Kershaw manages to get to full guard.
Kershaw is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Kershaw utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kershaw preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Lagus avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Lagus postures up in Kershaw's guard and throws a big left but Kershaw blocks it.
Kershaw looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Kershaw preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Lagus wants to control from the top but Kershaw keeps moving.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Kershaw wants to clinch up but Lagus keeps it at a distance.
Lagus has taken the fight to the clinch.
Kershaw on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Kershaw looking for a takedown.
Kershaw prevents the takedown attempt.
Lagus decides to pull guard.
Lagus looking for a sweep. Not yet Lagus, not yet.
Kershaw wants to get up but he can't break Lagus's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Lagus controls Kershaw momentarily but Kershaw frees himself.
Kershaw stopping the sweep attempt from Lagus.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Kershaw throws a big right hand that misses.
Kershaw looks gassed!
Lagus is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Lagus lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Lagus connects with a nice short shot to Kershaw's temple.
Lagus working over Kershaw with some ground and pound. Kershaw looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Lagus is pressing down on Kershaw's thigh, looking to free his foot. Kershaw is holding on for now.
Lagus prevents Kershaw from improving his position.
Lagus working the head and body with strikes.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Lagus lands a nice short elbow.
Lagus working over Kershaw with some ground and pound. Kershaw looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Lagus stalling.
Lagus working over Kershaw with some ground and pound. Kershaw looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Kershaw is looking to improve his position.
Lagus is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Kershaw!
Lagus putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Lagus looking to finish Kershaw with some ground and pound. This is bad for Kershaw!
Lagus is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Lagus with the ground and pound from mount.
Lagus working Kershaw over with strikes here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kershaw wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Kershaw tries to hold on but Lagus postures up.
Kershaw is in all sorts of trouble here.
Lagus throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Kershaw because Lagus loaded up on that one.
Kershaw tries to reverse the position but Lagus maintains control.
Kershaw slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Kershaw wants to get back to full guard.
Kershaw keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Lagus with the ground and pound but Kershaw uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Lagus postures up.
Kershaw is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Kershaw trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ruben Lagus dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Kershaw drops Lagus with a left right combo! Kershaw follows him down to the ground into side control.
Lagus is rocked!
Kershaw tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Kershaw has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Oh Lagus is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Lagus is looking for a sweep.
Kershaw cracks Lagus with a big elbow. Oh, he's hurt! Kershaw immediately mounts and start dropping bombs! Lagus is done! The referee jumps in and saves him from any more punishment - a quick and decisive finish by Kershaw!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:41 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jason Kershaw!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Spar Rer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anselmi Samara (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Spar Rer has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Spar Rer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Anselmi Samara!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Matti Vanhoillinen and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Samara scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Spar Rer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rer looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Samara circles away from the clinch attempt.
Samara works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Samara throws a good cross that connects.
Samara gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Samara dodges an elbow strike from Rer.
Samara managing to block the knees to the body from Rer.
Rer comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Samara wants to break the clinch but can't.
Samara has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Rer uses from the top position.
Samara trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Rer is trying to tuck his arms in to keep them safe but Samara has managed to isolate one of them and has got a loose triangle. Rer is looking to defend but Samara has done well to lock his legs together - this could be big trouble for Rer! Samara pulls down on the head and a little smile comes across his face - he knows he's got it. Yep, Rer taps out and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Anselmi Samara!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Drake Barry (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chief Wiggum (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Barry comes to the cage accompanied by 3 AM. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
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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
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Drake Barry!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Chief Wiggum!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Tarja Halkonen and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Barry shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Barry is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Wiggum can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Wiggum is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Barry can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Wiggum is looking to escape.
Wiggum is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Barry with the ground and pound from mount.
Barry trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Barry scoring with strikes but Wiggum is staying in there.
Barry working Wiggum over with strikes here.
Wiggum is rocked!
Barry drops a big elbow. That's hurt Wiggum! More shots from Barry and the ref steps in! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Drake Barry!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Johnny Cash (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chris Jericho (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jericho has chosen break the walls down as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Johnny Cash has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Johnny Cash!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Chris Jericho!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Arvi Lind and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Cash.
Jericho misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Cash has his takedown stuffed
and Jericho counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Jericho seems to be looking for submissions.
Cash is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Cash actively working from the bottom here.
Cash is defending against the submission attempts here by Jericho.
Cash is staying active underneath Jericho, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Jericho should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Jericho wants to stand but Cash has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
Cash has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Jericho is working away from the top position though.
Cash is pressing down on Jericho's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jericho trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Cash has his takedown stuffed
and Jericho counters with a nice double leg into guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Johnny Cash. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jericho looks gassed!
Cash escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Jericho gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Cash is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Jericho wants to control from the top but Cash keeps moving.
Jericho wants to get up but he can't break Cash's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Jericho drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Jericho jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Cash is looking to sinch up a triangle. Jericho throws the leg off to one side though and gets in tight to Cash's body to avoid the submission. Cash has instead reached around Jericho's neck and now has a guillotine! Oh, this is biiiig trouble! Cash arches his back and squeezes and forces the tap from his hapless opponent.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:03 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Johnny Cash!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Mark Hominick (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Okko Ukkonen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hominick comes to the cage accompanied by Can't be touched. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mark Hominick!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Okko Ukkonen!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Arvi Lind and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hominick buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Hominick fails in his attempt to clinch.
Ukkonen shoots in looking for a takedown. Hominick tries to sprawl out of it but Ukkonen keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Hominick manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Hominick misses with a two punch combination.
Ukkonen dodges the punch combination from Hominick.
Mark Hominick seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hominick throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Hominick fails with an attempt to clinch.
Hominick scores with a nice body kick.
Hominick is looking to clinch but Ukkonen is avoiding it.
Hominick throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Hominick throws a right hand that Ukkonen ducks under and follows up with a left that Ukkonen also avoids with ease.
Hominick throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Hominick keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hominick connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Hominick fails with an attempt to clinch.
Hominick clinches.
Ukkonen wants a takedown but no success here.
Mark Hominick has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Okko Ukkonen.
Ukkonen looks gassed!
Ukkonen tries to pull guard but Hominick won't allow it.
Hominick works on Ukkonen's body with a couple of short punches.
Hominick is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Ukkonen gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Hominick misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Ukkonen.
Hominick breaks the clinch.
Mark Hominick is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hominick misses with a two punch combination.
Ukkonen dodges the punch combination from Hominick.
Hominick keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Good leg kick by Hominick there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Hominick tries to clinch but Ukkonen is having none of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A chopping leg kick lands by Hominick.
Ukkonen closes the distance and clinches up with Hominick, looking for a takedown. Ukkonen pushes Hominick against the cage but Hominick circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Ukkonen avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Hominick throws a series of punches but Ukkonen avoids them all with ease.
Some wild striking there from Hominick.
Hominick fails with an attempt to clinch.
Ukkonen wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Hominick throws a right hand that Ukkonen ducks under and follows up with a left that Ukkonen also avoids with ease.
Ukkonen has a takedown stuffed.
Ukkonen chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Hominick can pounce on him.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hominick tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Ukkonen paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Ukkonen moves out of range of the body kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hominick throws a sloppy head kick and Ukkonen moves out of range easily.
Hominick tries to clinch but Ukkonen moves out of range.
Hominick is looking to clinch but Ukkonen is avoiding it.
Hominick lands with a big left! Ukkonen is wobbled badly! Hominick comes in with a flurry of punches and drops Ukkonen to the floor. The ref jumps in to save him from unneccessary punishment.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Mark Hominick!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Smakma Bytchup (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kirk Angles (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Bytchup might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Lunatic Fringe. Smakma Bytchup has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Smakma Bytchup!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kirk Angles!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Tarja Halkonen and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bytchup drives through and clinches with Angles against the cage.
Bytchup has had enough of the clinch but Angles keeps him there for the moment.
Angles looking for a takedown.
Angles can't get the takedown.
Bytchup missing with knees to the body.
Angles avoiding damage as Bytchup throws knees to the body.
Angles tightens his grip and picks Bytchup up, before dumping him to the ground. Bytchup manages to land in guard.
Bytchup looking for a sweep. Not yet Bytchup, not yet.
Angles postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Bytchup looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Angles in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Angles throws a big right hand that misses.
Angles passes Bytchup's left leg - he's now in half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Angles lands a nice short elbow.
Angles thows a huge punch but Bytchup dodges it nicely.
Bytchup missing with punches from the bottom.
Bytchup is trying to stand back up but Angles is controlling him
That's one minute gone in the round.
Angles throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Angles misses with a head shot. Bytchup uses the momentum to regain guard.
Bytchup utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Bytchup is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Bytchup keeping full guard, as Angles tries to pass.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Angles feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Bytchup working a defensive guard here.
Angles has gone for a leg lock! Bytchup slips out almost immediately though and dives into Angles's guard.
Angles looks gassed!
Bytchup wants to control from the top but Angles keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Angles wants to improve his position but instead Bytchup has moved into half guard.
Angles moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Bytchup drops back looking for a leg! Angles is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Angles manages to kick Bytchup off! Bytchup jumps back into Angles's guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Angles is on top in guard.
Angles stopping the sweep attempt from Bytchup.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bytchup keeping full guard, as Angles tries to pass.
Angles drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Bytchup manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Angles has Bytchup in his guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bytchup drops back looking for a leg! Angles is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Angles manages to kick Bytchup off! Bytchup jumps back into Angles's guard.
Angles trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Bytchup is looking to work some ground and pound but Angles has wrist control.
Bytchup won't allow Angles to sweep him here.
Angles manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Bytchup manages to get himself to full guard.
Bytchup keeping full guard, as Angles tries to pass.
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.
Angles trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Bytchup manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Bytchup trying to control but Angles is working from the bottom.
Angles punching to the body, from the bottom.
Angles throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Angles looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Bytchup drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Bytchup jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Angles will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Angles is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Bytchup trying to control the position from guard on top but Angles is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kirk Angles dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Angles shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Bytchup but Bytchup pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Angles scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Bytchup is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Angles lands a nice short elbow.
Bytchup moves into full guard.
Bytchup is looking for a triangle but Angles pushes his legs off easily.
Angles stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Bytchup swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Angles works over Bytchup with some ground and pound from guard.
Bytchup throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Bytchup looking to hit a scissor sweep but Angles is one step ahead there.
Angles trying to move into half guard but instead Bytchup has managed to sweep!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Angles lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Bytchup!
The referee warns Bytchup that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Angles is breathing heavily.
Angles prevents Bytchup from getting the reversal.
Angles landing punches.
Bytchup in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Kirk Angles has got the better of the ground game so far.
Bytchup is in all sorts of trouble here.
Angles fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Bytchup tries to lock up and control but Angles gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Bytchup keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Angles working the ground and pound effectively.
Bytchup taking shots to the head.
Angles looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Angles landing strikes from the mount and Bytchup is in trouble!
Angles is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Bytchup can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Bytchup is trying desperately to improve position.
Angles with good strikes from the mount here!
Bytchup gets back to half guard.
Bytchup is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but Angles pulls his head out easily.
Bytchup flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Bytchup actively working from the bottom here.
Angles is working for a submission of some sort.
Bytchup makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Bytchup.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Angles throws a strike but Bytchup rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Bytchup will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Angles keeping full guard, as Bytchup tries to pass.
Angles bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Bytchup's guard.
Angles drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Bytchup dives on top into guard.
Angles is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Angles is trying to work for a kimura. He's got his hands clasped together - this could be trouble! No, Bytchup has managed to free his arm - good work.
Angles working to pass to mount. He's got his hand pressing down on Bytchup's thigh. Bytchup counters though and makes it back to full guard.
Angles is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Bytchup is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Bytchup has escaped and now he's on top!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bytchup looking to pass the guard.
Angles has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Bytchup has passed into side control.
Bytchup working the head and body with strikes.
Angles tries to buck Bytchup off but Bytchup is having none of it.
Bytchup passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Angles!
Angles tries to get back to half guard but can't.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bytchup lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Angles slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Angles missing with punches from the bottom.
Angles wants to get back to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kirk Angles showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Angles closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Bytchup gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Bytchup is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Angles's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Angles's back!
Bytchup is cranking Angles's head sideways - that looks painful. He's managed to get his other arm under the chin and this looks bad for Angles! He's tightened the choke and Angles is tapping out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:32 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Smakma Bytchup!
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