TSP 2: Round # 2 PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Henry Kamakawiwo ole (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frank Dukes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kamakawiwo ole's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Hawaiian Chant. Both fighters really staring eachother down here, as Frank Dukes enters the cage!

Kamakawiwo ole
vs
Dukes

199 cm
22
300 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

195 cm
22
300 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Tends to cut

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Henry Kamakawiwo ole!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Frank Dukes!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dukes throws a jab when Kamakawiwo ole was well out of range.

Dukes instigates a clinch.
Dukes creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Kamakawiwo ole's defenses.

It looks like Henry Kamakawiwo ole has been cut.
Kamakawiwo ole drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Dukes gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Kamakawiwo ole dodges an elbow strike from Dukes.
Kamakawiwo ole takes a knee to the side of the body.
Kamakawiwo ole takes an elbow to the temple.

Henry Kamakawiwo ole's cut is getting worse.
Dukes lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

Henry Kamakawiwo ole's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Frank Dukes! Frank Dukes retains his super heavyweight title!

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Kakiuko Kamakawiwohole (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thomas Hudson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kamakawiwohole's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Champion - Grinspoon. Thomas Hudson is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Kamakawiwohole
vs
Hudson

190 cm
20
180 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

180 cm
22
190 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter striker
Good in bed

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Very confident

Bling Bling

Win Nutritional

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 Hilo, Kakiuko Kamakawiwohole!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Thomas Hudson!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kamakawiwohole shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Hudson pinned against the cage. Hudson gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Hudson looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Hudson misses with a takedown attempt

and Kamakawiwohole counters with a shoot takedown. Hudson fights it but they end up in guard.
Kamakawiwohole throws a big right hand that misses.
Hudson throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Hudson lands with a heel strike from the guard.
Kamakawiwohole with a flurry of punches that miss.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Kamakawiwohole accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Kamakawiwohole trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Hudson manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Kamakawiwohole looking for a sweep. Not yet Kamakawiwohole, not yet.
Kamakawiwohole seems keen to control Hudson's posture.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.

Kamakawiwohole shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Kamakawiwohole is in the full mount, landing strikes.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Kamakawiwohole cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kamakawiwohole landing strikes from the mount.

Hudson is rocked!
Kamakawiwohole unloads with some vicious shots from mount and Hudson wants out - he looks towards the referee who steps in to save him! Kamakawiwohole celebrates on the cage and the crowd goes wild!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kakiuko Kamakawiwohole!

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Master Shuai jiao (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Apollo Creed (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Shuai jiao's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Everything in its right place- Radio Head. Apollo Creed struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 206.6lbs at the first attempt and had to take the additional two hours to make the official bout weight. Let's see how much it's taken out of him. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.

Shuai jiao
vs
Creed

200 cm
23
211 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

190 cm
19
224 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Great low kicks
Very strong

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Master Shuai jiao!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Apollo Creed!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Creed looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.

It looks like Apollo Creed has been cut.
Shuai jiao tries to close the distance and clinch but Creed swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Shuai jiao tries to close the distance and clinch up but Creed swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Shuai jiao lands a jab.
Creed misses with a few strikes there.
A cross from Shuai jiao lands.
Shuai jiao swinging wilding here.
Shuai jiao is looking to clinch.
Shuai jiao tries to clinch but Creed moves out of range.
Ohhhhh! A huge head kick from Shuai jiao! Creed is out on his feet! Shuai jiao rushes in and throws more strikes. The ref is looking closely - Creed is covering up but the punishment is just too much and the ref steps in to stop the fight! Creed is staring into space, just thankful that the beatdown has ended. Brutal finish.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Master Shuai jiao!
Master Shuai jiao retains his light heavyweight title!

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C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
80%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Alika Akahi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Antonio Chavez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Akahi comes to the cage accompanied by Hawaiian Superman. Chavez is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by La Bamba. Antonio Chavez has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Akahi
vs
Chavez

169 cm
22
160 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

171 cm
22
155 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

Dangerous GnP
Excellent boxer
Very quick

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Enjoys gardening

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Alika Akahi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Antonio Chavez!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chavez doesn't manage to clinch there - Akahi circles away.
Chavez misses with a takedown attempt - Akahi sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Chavez misses with a series of wild punches.
Akahi with a poor takedown

so Chavez counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Akahi keeping moving, preventing Chavez from controlling successfully.
Akahi wants to get back to his feet but Chavez is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Chavez is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Akahi keeping moving, preventing Chavez from controlling successfully.

Chavez decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.

That's one minute gone in the round.

The fight moves into the clinch position.

Akahi pulls guard.
Akahi wants to get back to his feet but Chavez is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Akahi wants to sweep here but Chavez controlling him for the moment.
Chavez controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Akahi wants to get back to his feet but Chavez is in a dominant position and won't allow it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Akahi is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Akahi is looking to stall here but Chavez recovers full guard.
Akahi tries to free his leg and advance position but Chavez is retaining full guard.
Akahi stopping the sweep attempt from Chavez.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chavez can't keep his opponent in guard - Akahi advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
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. Akahi connects with a nice short shot to Chavez's temple.
Chavez is not content to let Akahi control the position.
Chavez is trying to maintain the position but Akahi is very close to passing his half guard.

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.
Chavez is doing well to control the position and prevent Akahi from advancing to side control.
Akahi is keen to just control but Chavez is a slippery customer.
Akahi wants to stand but Chavez has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Antonio Chavez dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Chavez gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Akahi to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Akahi wants to stand but Chavez has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Chavez 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.

Akahi is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Akahi pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Chavez is keeping the position for now.
Akahi is working hard here to advance position.
Akahi wants to get up but he can't break Chavez'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.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Chavez pulls Akahi in close to prevent any damage.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Chavez tries to clinch but Akahi moves away
and Akahi counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Chavez slips under a jab from Akahi.
Akahi lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A combination from Chavez does no damage.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Akahi fails in his attempt to clinch.
Chavez digs a good hook to Akahi's body.
Akahi has his takedown stuffed

and Chavez counters by clinching up.
Chavez can't get the takedown.
Akahi stops a takedown attempt from Chavez.
Akahi gets underhooks to prevent Chavez's takedown attempt.
Alika Akahi has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Antonio Chavez.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Akahi wants to break the clinch but can't.
Chavez fails to pull guard.
Chavez tries to pull guard but Akahi holds him up against the cage and eventually Chavez drops back down to his feet.
Akahi prevents the takedown attempt.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Chavez jumps guard but Akahi stands there with Chavez around his waist. Chavez gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Chavez looking for a takedown.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Alika Akahi dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

Chavez tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Akahi paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A combination from Chavez does no damage.
Chavez shoots in for a takedown but Akahi shows good takedown defense.
Chavez tries to clinch up.
Akahi tries for a takedown but Chavez sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Akahi fails to land the takedown.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Akahi shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Chavez napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chavez is looking for a sweep.
Akahi looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Chavez is avoiding damage well.
Akahi tries to move into full mount but can't pass Chavez's legs.

Akahi stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Chavez misses with a few strikes there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Chavez misses with a two punch combination.
Chavez fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

Akahi takes the fight into the clinch.
Chavez jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Akahi walks away with a smile on his face. Chavez gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Chavez wants to clinch but Akahi slips to the side
and Chavez takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Chavez connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Akahi's hands.

Chavez takes the fight into the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chavez tries to pull guard but Akahi holds him up against the cage and eventually Chavez drops back down to his feet.
Alika Akahi has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Antonio Chavez.
Chavez jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Akahi walks away with a smile on his face. Chavez gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Akahi fails with the takedown
letting Chavez counter with a right hand.
Akahi will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.

Chavez drives through with a takedown into guard.
Chavez 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.
Chavez stands and throws Akahi's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Akahi is trying to escape the position but Chavez is controlling the position.
Chavez wants to lay and pray for a moment but Akahi keeps working.
The referee asks Chavez politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Chavez prefers to stall for the moment though.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Antonio Chavez.
I think Chavez has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 28:29
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Antonio Chavez!

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
25%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sal Crosby (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jai Sharma (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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.

Crosby
vs
Sharma

186 cm
22
203 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

190 cm
22
205 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

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 Hilo, Sal Crosby!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jai Sharma!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Crosby tries to clinch but Sharma moves out of range.

Sharma scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Sharma missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sharma thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Crosby's head.
Sharma stalling.
Sharma trying to control from half guard but Crosby is working away.

Sharma decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
Crosby is breathing heavily.
Crosby sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.

Sharma rushes Crosby and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.

Sharma successfully pulls guard.

Sharma looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sharma manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sharma tries to control but Crosby wriggling away.
Sharma tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Sharma landing shots from mount.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sharma looking to control and managing it successfully.
Sharma looking to control but Crosby is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Sharma landing strikes from the mount and Crosby is in trouble!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Crosby trying desperately to get to his feet.
Crosby is in a horrible position here. Sharma smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Sharma sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Crosby is squirming around, avoiding Sharma's attempts to control the action.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sharma cracks Crosby with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Sharma lands a heavy elbow.
Sharma scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Sharma working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Crosby is in a horrible position here. Sharma smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Sharma controlling from mount.
Sharma breaks from Crosby's wrist control and lands an elbow.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sharma with shots to the head and body - Crosby looks very uncomfortable down there.
Sharma trying to control but Crosby is having none of it.
Sharma in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sharma working the ground and pound effectively.
Crosby wants to hold on but Sharma pushes him away.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Sharma working for a submission but Crosby is keeping him at bay.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jai Sharma dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Sharma scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Crosby is refusing to be controlled, as Sharma sits in half guard.
Ground and pound from Sharma.
Sharma throwing shots but Crosby is blocking nicely.
Sharma not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Sharma looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Crosby with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Sharma moves nicely into side control.
Sharma tries to move to mount but Crosby blocks the move with his legs.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sharma is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.

Sharma has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Sharma throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Crosby's waist but Crosby gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Sharma off to one side.

Sharma looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Crosby!
Sharma with the ground and pound from mount.
Sharma controlling his opponent.

Sharma with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sharma takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Sharma dominating with strikes here.

Sharma is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Crosby has managed to escape the submission attempt.
A nice elbow there by Sharma.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sharma landing shots from mount.
Sharma wants to control the pace but Crosby is squirming around nicely.
Crosby tries to lock up and control but Sharma gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Crosby is trying to escape the mount.
Sharma landing strikes, looking to finish!
Sharma scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Sharma has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Sharma tries to control but Crosby wriggling away.

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.
Sharma controlling the position easily from mount.
Sharma scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Crosby?
Sharma sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Sharma fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
A nice elbow there by Sharma.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jai Sharma showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Sharma throws a leg kick which misses Crosby's front leg but catches the back leg as Crosby tries to avoid it.
Sharma with a body punch. A glancing blow.

Sharma feints and as Crosby raises his hands in defense, Sharma changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.

Sharma gets to his feet - Crosby follows without any prompting.

Sharma throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Crosby was covering up waiting for the punch and Sharma finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Sharma lands a couple of digs.
Sharma passes into half guard.
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!
Sharma sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Sharma not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sharma stalling.
Sharma wants to take a breather but Crosby is having none of it.
Sharma lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Sharma lands strikes from half guard.
Sharma perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Sharma has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Crosby has hold of Sharma's hands but Sharma slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Sharma in particular looking to stall.
Crosby is in trouble now - Sharma has advanced to mount!
Crosby's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Sharma trying to control but Crosby is having none of it.

Despite being in the dominant position, Jai Sharma just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Crosby defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Sharma.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sharma tries for a takedown but Crosby sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.

Crosby shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Crosby showed some decent athleticism there.
Jai Sharma has got the better of the ground game so far.
Sharma avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Crosby.

Sharma is defending against the submission attempts here by Crosby.
Crosby missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Sal Crosby has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sharma pushes Crosby off looking to stand but Crosby dives back in and keeps control.
Sharma trying to control from the bottom.
Sharma might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Crosby kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Crosby wants to lay and pray for a moment but Sharma keeps working.
Sharma regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Crosby.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Sharma looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jai Sharma comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Sharma has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 25:30
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 25:30
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 26:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jai Sharma!

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
71%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Lord Ocha (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Edward Spencer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ocha comes into the arena with Everything in its right place blaring out of the sound system. Spencer has chosen Amazing as his entrance music. Edward Spencer will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Ocha
vs
Spencer

180 cm
23
193 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

190 cm
18
185 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

Good takedowns
Brawler
Intelligent

BJJ White Belt
Counter striker
Determined

Grappling Pro Gear

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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Lord Ocha!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Edward Spencer!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Spencer shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Ocha holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Ocha wants to improve his position but Spencer is controlling well.
Spencer wants to get back to his feet.
Ocha keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Ocha tries to get to full guard but Spencer has control of the leg.
Ocha holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Spencer wants to lay and pray for a moment but Ocha keeps working.
Ocha moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ocha has control of Spencer's left arm, preventing Spencer from doing any damage.
Spencer has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Ocha is proving hard to escape from.
Spencer trying to control but Ocha is working from the bottom.
Ocha has control of Spencer's left arm, preventing Spencer from doing any damage.
Spencer must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.

The referee stands the fighters back up. Lord Ocha just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Ocha shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and Spencer counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Ocha's guard now.
Spencer being controlled here momentarily.
Ocha looking to hit a scissor sweep but Spencer is one step ahead there.
Ocha managing to control the position.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Ocha is on top in guard.
Ocha advances to half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ocha works his way into full mount!
Ocha avoids the attempt from Spencer to control.
Ocha wants to take Spencer's back here but Spencer is holding on to an arm, himself looking to escape.
Ocha moves to take his opponent's back.

Spencer showing good submission defense here.
Spencer holding both Ocha 's hands and preventing any damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Spencer wants to control his opponent's hands but Ocha gets his hands free.

Spencer fending off the submission attempt from Ocha.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Ocha patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?

Ocha has his arm under Spencer's chin here. Game over son! Ocha squeezes tightly and Spencer is forced to tap out!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Lord Ocha!

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pop
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FIGHT
RATING
59%

Undercard bout

Co-main event

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between BJ Penn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mc Scrappy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mc Scrappy struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 147.8lbs at the first attempt and had to take the additional two hours to make the official bout weight. Let's see how much it's taken out of him. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.

Penn
vs
Scrappy

165 cm
23
145 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

160 cm
18
158 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Self confident

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Inexperienced

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, BJ Penn!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Mc Scrappy!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Penn looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Penn seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Scrappy won't allow Penn to pass to mount.
Penn controlling the action here.
Scrappy is in trouble now - Penn has advanced to mount!
Penn controlling his opponent.
Penn seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Scrappy for as long as he can get away with.
Scrappy is desperately trying to improve his position but Penn has a good base and remains in mount.
Scrappy 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.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Penn stands up from the dominant position, so we're back on the feet.
Scrappy tries for a takedown but Penn circles away easily

and Penn decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Scrappy's guard.
Penn won't allow Scrappy to sweep him here.
Penn 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 fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

The referee stands the fighters back up. BJ Penn just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.

Penn scores with a takedown into Scrappy's guard.
Scrappy not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Penn is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Scrappy 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.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Scrappy has a closed guard, preventing Penn from standing up.
Scrappy keeping full guard, as Penn tries to pass.
Penn is breathing heavily.
Penn wants to control from the top but Scrappy keeps moving.

Scrappy escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Penn gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Scrappy shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Penn counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.

Penn shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Penn was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Penn stands up from the dominant position, so we're back on the feet.

Scrappy shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Penn's guard.
Penn keeping full guard, as Scrappy tries to pass.
Penn has his hands on Scrappy's head, controlling the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Scrappy trying to control the position from guard on top but Penn is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Penn wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Penn keeping moving, preventing Scrappy from controlling successfully.

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.
Scrappy wants to pass the guard but Penn is keeping the position.
Penn is pulling down on Scrappy's head to control his posture.
Penn keeping moving, preventing Scrappy from controlling successfully.
Penn is trying to keep Scrappy in close.
Penn wants to sweep but no luck.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

BJ Penn dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Scrappy gets a takedown into half guard.
Penn gets full guard.
Scrappy trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Penn seems keen to control Scrappy's posture.

The referee stands the fighters back up. BJ Penn just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Scrappy misses with a takedown attempt

so Penn counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Penn's corner is telling him to maintain position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Scrappy looking for a sweep. Not yet Scrappy, not yet.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Penn controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Penn won't allow Scrappy to sweep him here.
BJ Penn overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Penn pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Scrappy is keeping the position for now.
Scrappy working a defensive guard here.
Penn controls the pace of the fight for a moment.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Penn trying to control but Scrappy is working from the bottom.

The referee stands the fighters back up. BJ Penn just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Scrappy gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and Penn decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Scrappy's guard.
Scrappy looking for a sweep. Not yet Scrappy, not yet.
Scrappy working a defensive guard here.
Scrappy being controlled here, momentarily.
Penn pushes down on Scrappy's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Penn controlling the action here.
Scrappy is pressing down on Penn's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Penn controlling from the top position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Scrappy looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Penn tries to free his leg and advance position but Scrappy is retaining full guard.
Scrappy trying to control the position.
Penn's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Scrappy not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Scrappy wants to sweep here but Penn controlling him for the moment.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
A left and a right from Penn both land. Nice combination.
Mc Scrappy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Penn shoots in and bounces Scrappy off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Penn controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Scrappy keeping moving, preventing Penn from controlling successfully.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Scrappy looking to control.
Scrappy looking for a sweep. Not yet Scrappy, not yet.
Penn pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Scrappy is keeping the position for now.
Scrappy controls Penn momentarily but Penn frees himself.
Scrappy 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.
Penn passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Scrappy tries to buck Penn off but Penn is having none of it.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.

Scrappy gets caught flat footed, as Penn shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Penn showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Penn wants to pass the guard but Scrappy is keeping the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

BJ Penn dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Scrappy with a poor takedown

and Penn counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Penn.
Scrappy keeping full guard, as Penn tries to pass.
Penn is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Scrappy is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Penn controls from within his opponent's guard.
Penn stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Scrappy swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Penn slips nicely into half guard.
Penn content to control rather than advance.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Scrappy wants to get back to full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Scrappy trying to hold on to Penn's head to control him but Penn postures up.
Penn frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Scrappy tries to get back to half guard but can't.

Penn gets to his feet and calls his opponent to stand. Here come the fireworks!

Penn shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Penn showed some decent athleticism there.
Penn looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Penn is thwarting Scrappy's attempts to control the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Penn not doing much here.
Penn is looking to take a break and control but Scrappy is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Penn wants to pass to mount but Scrappy is defending the position.
Scrappy trying to hold on to Penn's head to control him but Penn postures up.
Penn passes to full mount!
Penn wants to control the pace but Scrappy is squirming around nicely.
Penn wants to get back to his feet but Scrappy is holding on tight.
Penn wants to take Scrappy's back but he can't do it this time.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Scrappy wants to hold on but Penn pushes him away.
Scrappy is looking to get to half guard.
Scrappy is trying to escape the mount but Penn keeps good control and instead manages to take Scrappy's back.
Penn controlling the position well here. Scrappy rolled but Penn kept the hooks locked in and stayed in the dominant position.
Penn tries to keep control of the position but Scrappy is staying busy.
Penn is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Scrappy is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Penn is trying to stick to Scrappy's back but Scrappy is turning into Penn. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Penn's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Scrappy.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Scrappy postures up.
Penn keeping full guard, as Scrappy tries to pass.
Penn looking to hit a scissor sweep but Scrappy is one step ahead there.
Penn controls Scrappy momentarily but Scrappy frees himself.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Scrappy tries for a takedown but Penn circles away easily

and Penn counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Scrappy wants to get back to full guard.
Penn is thwarting Scrappy's attempts to control the position.
Penn is controlling the pace.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

BJ Penn clearly takes that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Scrappy shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

so Penn counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Scrappy can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Penn controls the pace.
Penn looking to pass the guard.
Scrappy trying to control the position.
Penn tries to free his leg and advance position but Scrappy is retaining full guard.
Scrappy trying to keep a closed guard but Penn is proving a slippery customer.
Scrappy looking to hit a scissor sweep but Penn is one step ahead there.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.

Scrappy has his foot on Penn's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Penn works his way back into a safe position though.
Penn controls from within his opponent's guard.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Penn moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Scrappy with a lazy takedown attempt

and Penn counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Scrappy!
Penn controlling his opponent.
Scrappy is desperately trying to improve his position but Penn has a good base and remains in mount.
Penn controlling from the full mount.
Scrappy sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Penn is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Scrappy!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Scrappy is looking to improve his position but Penn isn't that keen on the idea.
Scrappy gets back to half guard.
Penn slows the pace down in half guard.
Scrappy is looking to improve his position.
Penn sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Scrappy is pressing down on Penn's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Penn wants to pass the guard but Scrappy is keeping the position.
Penn trying to control the position from guard on top but Scrappy is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Scrappy controls Penn momentarily but Penn frees himself.
Penn passes into half guard.
Penn prevents Scrappy from improving his position.

Penn escapes and gets back to his feet.

Scrappy gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Penn slips nicely into half guard.
Penn stalling.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Scrappy tries to get to full guard but Penn has control of the leg.
Scrappy regains full guard. Nicely done.
Penn forces his way into half guard.
Penn seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Scrappy tries to roll over but Penn keeps him under control.
Well, if Penn is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Scrappy is looking for a sweep. Penn is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

BJ Penn had his way with Mc Scrappy in that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Scrappy misses with a takedown

and Penn counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Scrappy looking for a sweep. Not yet Scrappy, not yet.

Scrappy is working an open guard so Penn takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.

Penn shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Penn was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Penn controlling his opponent.
Penn avoids the attempt from Scrappy to control.
Penn tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Penn is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Scrappy can do to turn this around?
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Penn wants to control the pace but Scrappy is squirming around nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Scrappy sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Penn not doing much here.
Scrappy is trying to control but can't.
Penn controlling the pace.
Scrappy is pressing down on Penn's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Scrappy looking to hit a scissor sweep but Penn is one step ahead there.
Scrappy being controlled here, momentarily.
Penn stopping the sweep attempt from Scrappy.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Penn is pushing down on Scrappy's leg trying to pass to half guard. Scrappy is fighting to maintain full guard but Penn has managed to sneak the leg through.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Penn in particular looking to stall.

The referee stands the fighters back up. BJ Penn just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Scrappy with a poor takedown

and Penn counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Penn prevents Scrappy from improving his position.
Penn trying to pass the guard but Scrappy defending well.
Penn keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.

Penn stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.
BJ Penn is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Scrappy has his takedown stuffed

and Penn counters with a nice double leg into side control. Scrappy won't be happy with that.
BJ Penn has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mc Scrappy.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Penn controls the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Penn tries to advance to mount but Scrappy denies him.
Penn trying to control the action but Scrappy is working from the bottom.
Scrappy gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Scrappy makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Scrappy.
Mc Scrappy has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Penn stays in close to Scrappy's body and controls the position.
Scrappy is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Penn wants to improve his position but Scrappy is controlling well.
Penn gets full guard.
Scrappy wants to control from the top but Penn keeps moving.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Penn trying to control the position here.
Scrappy tries to free his leg and advance position but Penn is retaining full guard.
Penn managing to control the position.
Scrappy trying to control the position from guard on top but Penn is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Penn has Scrappy pulled in close to control his posture.
BJ Penn is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

Scrappy drops back looking for a leg! Penn is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Penn manages to kick Scrappy off! Scrappy jumps back into Penn's guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
BJ Penn showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Penn has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Andi Peters scores the fight 50:45
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 50:45
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 50:45

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... BJ Penn!
BJ Penn is the new featherweight champion!

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
85%

Main event

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Ying Yang (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Drake Snider (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Yang kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Everything in its right place- Radio Head. Snider comes into a darkened arena with his song building. i can walk on water i can fly- basshunter kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Ying Yang has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Yang
vs
Snider

150 cm
23
138 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

170 cm
18
135 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Tends to cut

Nemesis Cage Clothing

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Ying Yang!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Drake Snider!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yang fails with an attempt to clinch.
Snider swats away the attempt to clinch by Yang.
Ying Yang seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Snider drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Yang tries to bench press Snider off him but Snider keeps the position.

Snider thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Snider throwing strikes but Yang manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!

Yang tries for a kimura but Snider is defending well.
Yang tries to advance to mount but can't.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Yang swings around for an armbar but Snider sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Yang's guard.
Yang keeping moving, preventing Snider from controlling successfully.
Snider postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Snider throws and elbow that misses. Yang uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Snider's guard. Nice move by Yang!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Snider had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Yang is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Snider Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Yang's back instead.
Snider looks gassed!

Snider is remaining active here, looking for the choke. The more discerning members of the crowd will appreciate his efforts.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.

Snider working for a choke but Yang is defending well.
Yang rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Snider thows a huge punch but Yang dodges it nicely.
Yang is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Snider's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Snider's back!

Yang working for a choke but Snider is defending well.

Snider defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Yang's arms.

Yang looking for the choke from the back.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Yang looking for the choke but no joy.

Yang is persistently looking for the submission but Snider is defending it well.

Snider fending off the submission attempt from Yang.

Yang patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ying Yang dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Snider misses with a head kick.
Snider throws the kick towards the body but Yang avoids it.
Yang fails with an attempt to clinch.
Snider throws a sloppy head kick and Yang moves out of range easily.
Yang tries to clinch but Snider is having none of it.

Snider clinches up with Yang and pushes him back against the cage.
Snider fails to pull guard.
Yang lands an elbow just above Snider 's eye.

It looks like Drake Snider has been cut.
Yang lands an elbow that stopped Snider in his tracks for a moment.
Yang lands an elbow inside that Snider shrugs off.
Yang pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Yang creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Snider jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Yang walks away with a smile on his face. Snider gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Yang gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Snider to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Snider is breathing heavily.
Yang controlling Snider's posture.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Snider drops back, looking for a kneebar! Yang looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Yang looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Yang!

Yang tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Yang has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!

Yang in side control, working for a kimura. He's got hold of an arm and he's torquing it... Snider is tapping! That's the end of the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:02 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Ying Yang!

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
51%

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