ECF 8: Game of Thrones PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Julian Bashir (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tyler Meier (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Meier comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Cant be touched kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Julian Bashir had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business

Bashir
vs
Meier

182 cm
24
155 lbs
6 - 1 - 0

185 cm
24
150 lbs
5 - 7 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Knockout power

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 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Julian Bashir!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tyler Meier!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, Joseph Jones and Jonathan Paton.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bashir lunges at Meier with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Meier's hand.
Meier tries to clinch up
and Bashir counters with a right hand to the body.
Meier is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Bashir lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.

Meier is rocked!

It looks like Tyler Meier has been cut.
Meier swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Bashir counters with a right hand to the body.
Meier is still on wobbly legs! Can Bashir finish him?
Meier tries to clinch up
and Bashir counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Meier thinking.
Meier looks gassed!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bashir lands with a shot to the body.
Meier seems to have recovered his senses.
Bashir throws a perfectly timed hook that sends Meier crashing down! Meier tries to stagger back to his feet but Bashir just hammers him until the ref stops the fight! A confused Meier asks the ref what just happened. Poor fella.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Julian Bashir!

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energy
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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 Michael Scott (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Linus Backer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Backer has chosen 100 million dollars as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. On his way into the cage it seems that Michael Scott has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Michael Scott seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?

Scott
vs
Backer

188 cm
20
213 lbs
4 - 3 - 0

191 cm
29
213 lbs
4 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong

ADCC Champion
Decent boxing
Powerful

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 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Michael Scott!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Linus Backer!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, Russell Pearce and Jorge Garcia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Scott pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Backer throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Scott throws the left hand but Backer avoids the punch easily.
Backer ducks under a wild hook from Scott.
Scott lands a jab-cross combination.
Scott scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Scott looks to land a combination but Backer avoids it well.
Scott swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Some wild striking there from Scott.
Scott scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Scott throws a right and a left that Backer avoids nicely.
Scott lands with a hook. Backer tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Backer looks for a takedown but Scott sprawls well.
Scott looks to land a right hand but Backer moved out of range.
Some wild striking there from Scott.
Scott lands with a cross.
No joy there for Scott, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Nice shot lands for Scott.
Scott misses with a wild body shot.
Backer takes a jab right on the kisser.
Scott throws a shot from downtown. Backer moves away and avoids it.
Scott throws a left and a right that both miss

and Backer counters with a shoot takedown. Scott fights it but they end up in guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Backer drops back looking for a leg! Scott is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Scott manages to kick Backer off! Backer jumps back into Scott's guard.
Scott wants to stand but Backer is controlling the position.
Backer wants to pass the guard but Scott is keeping the position.

Backer postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Scott is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Backer, into his guard.

Backer is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Scott defends well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Backer is looking for a triangle but Scott pushes his legs off easily.

Backer working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Scott doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Scott manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Scott wants to stand but Backer has a closed guard, so he can't escape.

Backer has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Scott can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Backer manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Scott manages to get himself to full guard.

Backer drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Backer jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.

Backer 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.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Backer thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.

Scott has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Backer off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Backer has a takedown stuffed.
Scott misses with the combination.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Scott!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Scott swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Backer counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.

Backer is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Scott is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Scott has escaped and now he's on top!
Scott would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.

Scott is sitting in close to Backer's body. Backer has gone for a guillotine from the bottom. Oh damn, that looks pretty tight! Scott is panicking - it looks like this one could be all over! Yes, Scott is tapping! That was a very nice submission by Backer.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:43 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Linus Backer!

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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 featherweight MMA rules bout between Biggs Wafers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yakai Ossini (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wafers's entrance music is PrideFC. A fine choice. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Wafers
vs
Ossini

171 cm
23
150 lbs
8 - 7 - 0

165 cm
29
152 lbs
15 - 4 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Counter striker
Granite chin

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 8 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Biggs Wafers!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Yakai Ossini!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Jorge Garcia and John Kavanagh.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wafers scores with a hook to the body. Ossini takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Wafers misses with a right hand
and Ossini counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Wafers rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Ossini counters with a stiff right hand.
Wafers misses with an uppercut
and Ossini connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A right-left combo lands from Wafers.
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!
Wafers throws a lazy uppercut
and Ossini counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Wafers misses with a hook
and Ossini counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Wafers throws a poor cross that misses
and Ossini counters with a stiff right hand.
Biggs Wafers seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wafers misses with a left hand
and Ossini counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Wafers throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Wafers takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Wafers rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Ossini cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Wafers swings widly with a right hand
and Ossini counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Ossini is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Wafers had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Wafers throws a lazy uppercut
and Ossini counters with a stiff right hand.
Ossini dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Wafers misses with a right hand

and Ossini counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Wafers's guard now.
Ossini cracks Wafers with a solid left hand.
Wafers preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ossini sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Wafers's guard.
Ossini throwing shots but Wafers is blocking nicely.
Ossini is trying to control. Wafers wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Wafers is trying to stand.
Ground and pound from Ossini.
Ossini is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The referee warns Wafers that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Ossini landing strikes from the mount.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ossini with good strikes from the mount here!
Wafers is squirming around, avoiding Ossini's attempts to control the action.
Ossini with the ground and pound from mount.
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!
Ossini lands with some strikes.
The referee warns Wafers that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.

Wafers is rocked!
Wafers takes a big shot to the dome and his eyes have rolled back in his head! Ossini's killer instinct has kicked in as he finishes the fight with more strikes. Impressive finish.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Yakai Ossini!

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energy
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hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Ryan Couture (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Serguei Fernandez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ryan Couture has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Couture
vs
Fernandez

186 cm
24
143 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

175 cm
24
130 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin

Asphyxiation Ltd. (CBK)

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 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ryan Couture!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Serguei Fernandez!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Chad Campbell and Jorge Garcia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Couture shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Couture was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Fernandez looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Fernandez is squirming around, avoiding Couture's attempts to control the action.
Couture is in the full mount, landing strikes.

Couture looking for a guillotine from mount but Fernandez is having none of it.
Couture will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Couture looking to control and managing it successfully.

Couture quickly switches position and commits to an armbar! It's a big risk for Couture but it's paid off an Fernandez is forced to tap! Nice work by Couture.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:01 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Ryan Couture!

C
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C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
71%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Finbar Calamitius (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kirk Hammett (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hammett has chosen For Whom The Bell Tolls as his entrance music. Finbar Calamitius has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Calamitius
vs
Hammett

199 cm
21
240 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

187 cm
22
230 lbs
7 - 6 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

BJJ Brown Belt
Decent boxing
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Finbar Calamitius!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kirk Hammett!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, Columbo Gatti and Jonathan Paton.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Calamitius looks to clinch
and Hammett counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Hammett throws a right and a left that both miss.
Finbar Calamitius seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Calamitius darts in trying to clinch

so Hammett counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Calamitius pushes Hammett off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Calamitius lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Hammett circles away quickly and effectively.

Hammett closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Calamitius prevents Hammett from moving into mount.

Hammett working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.

Hammett is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Calamitius is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Hammett working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hammett looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Calamitius is avoiding damage well.

Hammett wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Calamitius, who protects the arm well.
Calamitius knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Hammett on the ground.
Calamitius wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!

Hammett tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.

Hammett swings around for an armbar but Calamitius sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Hammett's guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Calamitius wants to stand but Hammett is controlling his posture from full guard.

Hammett working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Calamitius has passed into half guard!
Hammett is looking for a sweep. Calamitius is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Calamitius tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Hammett.
Hammett moves into full guard.

Hammett looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Hammett looking to hit a scissor sweep but Calamitius is one step ahead there.

Hammett working for a triangle but Calamitius defends it easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Calamitius wants to get up but he can't break Hammett's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Hammett is looking to sweep but instead, Calamitius has passed into half guard.
Hammett wants to get back to full guard.
Hammett trying to get back to full guard but Calamitius takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!
Calamitius prevents Hammett from getting the reversal.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kirk Hammett dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Calamitius tries to clinch up

and Hammett decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Calamitius's guard.

Hammett drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Hammett jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Calamitius wants to stand and escape but Hammett is having none of it.

Hammett is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Calamitius is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Calamitius has escaped and now he's on top!

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

Calamitius moves into the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Calamitius throws a knee to the head but misses.
Calamitius misses with a knee to the head.
Calamitius landing knees to the head.
Hammett tries to circle away but Calamitius has him pinned against the cage.
Calamitius with a knee to the head.
Calamitius unloads a knee to the mid-section. Hammett lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Calamitius tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Hammett avoids it.
Hammett is trying to break the clinch but Calamitius has him pressed against the cage.
Calamitius connects with a nasty looking knee right to Hammett's face.
Calamitius has Hammett pressed against the cage, preventing Hammett from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Calamitius prevents Hammett from breaking the clinch.
Hammett managing to block the knees to the body from Calamitius.
Calamitius lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
A knee to the head by Calamitius.
Hammett misses with a short punch on the inside.
Calamitius with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Calamitius lands a good knee to the midsection. Hammett won't want to take too many of those.
Calamitius lands a knee to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Calamitius connects with a knee to the head.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Calamitius tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Calamitius connects with a nasty looking knee right to Hammett's face.
Hammett tries to break free but Calamitius pushes him back against the cage.
Calamitius lands a knee to the head.
Calamitius using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Hammett has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Calamitius connects with a knee to the head.
Calamitius keeps control of Hammett as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Calamitius lands a knee to the head.
Calamitius throws a knee to the head but misses.
Calamitius tries to stall but Hammett uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Hammett drops down looking for an ankle pick but Calamitius pulls his leg out and moves away.
Hammett misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Calamitius closes the distance but Hammett moves to the side
and Hammett counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Calamitius moves to clinch but Hammett breaks away
enabling Hammett to counter with a crisp jab.
Calamitius moves to clinch but Hammett breaks away

and Hammett counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.

Calamitius is defending against the submission attempts here by Hammett.

Hammett is working for a kimura but Calamitius is defending it quite comfortably.

Hammett is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hammett is stalling here. Calamitius is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Hammett seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Calamitius has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Hammett is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.

Calamitius decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Calamitius dives in and grabs Hammett's left leg, looking for a takedown. Hammett pushes down on Calamitius's head and hops out.
Hammett shoots for a double leg takedown but Calamitius sprawls well. He's pushed Hammett's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Finbar Calamitius has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kirk Hammett.
Calamitius wants to clinch
and Hammett counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Calamitius tries to grapple but his opponent circles

and Hammett counters with a takedown into side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Kirk Hammett will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Calamitius tries to clinch but Hammett moves away
letting Hammett counter with a right hand.
Calamitius closes the distance looking to clinch

and Hammett counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Calamitius is not content to let Hammett control the position.

Hammett is working for a submission of some sort.
Hammett looks to land a strike but Calamitius avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Calamitius avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.

Calamitius kicks Hammett off and gets to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Calamitius wants to clinch but Hammett slips to the side
and Hammett counters with a good, hard body kick but Calamitius shrugs it off.
Calamitius wants to clinch
and Hammett cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Calamitius wants to clinch but Hammett slips to the side

and Hammett counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Calamitius!
Calamitius is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.

Hammett jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Calamitius manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Calamitius tries to escape but Hammett is in control.

Hammett is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Calamitius knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.

Hammett looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Calamitius is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Hammett throwing strikes but missing, from side control.

Hammett thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Kirk Hammett has got the better of the ground game so far.
Calamitius managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Hammett.

Hammett is trying to get an arm triangle but Calamitius is defending well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hammett trying to control the action but Calamitius is working from the bottom.
Hammett throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Hammett is trying to move to mount but Calamitius reverses beautifully and ends up in Hammett's guard.
Calamitius would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Finbar Calamitius has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four 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.
Hammett manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Calamitius manages to regain half guard whilst avoiding the strikes.
Calamitius is trying to stand back up but Hammett is controlling him
Hammett thows a big elbow that misses, also allowing Calamitius to regain full guard.
Calamitius keeping moving, preventing Hammett from controlling successfully.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Hammett accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.

And that's the end of the fight!
Kirk Hammett comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Hammett winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Alyssa Summers scores the fight 27:30
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kirk Hammett!

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energy
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hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
56%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Vito Bartone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ben Webster (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Webster is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Run to the Hills by Iron Madien . Vito Bartone has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Bartone
vs
Webster

198 cm
23
280 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

182 cm
26
236 lbs
5 - 7 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Very quick

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Vito Bartone!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ben Webster!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, Anthony Taglia and John Kavanagh.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Webster shoots and misses
and Bartone counters with a nice uppercut.
Webster takes one on the button.
Bartone jabs at Webster's body.
Webster fails with the takedown

and Bartone counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Webster tries to circle away but Bartone has him pinned against the cage.
Webster tries to break the clinch but Bartone is controlling the position.
Nice body punch from Bartone - that landed with a thud.
Bartone scores with a shot to the side of Webster's head.
Webster looks gassed!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A right hand to the body from Bartone.
Bartone stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.

Bartone pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Bartone scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Bartone stuns Webster with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.

Bartone looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Bartone lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Bartone passes Webster's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Bartone working Webster over with strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bartone slips a nice elbow through Webster's hands, connecting with Webster's forehead.
Bartone takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Bartone is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Bartone lands strikes from half guard.
Bartone will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Bartone uses his free foot to push down on Webster's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Webster.
Bartone landing punches.
Bartone is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Bartone lands a nice shot to the head.
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!
Bartone takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Bartone unloading with bombs!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bartone dominating with strikes here.
Bartone controlling from the full mount.
Bartone unloads with some vicious shots from mount and Webster wants out - he looks towards the referee who steps in to save him! Bartone celebrates on the cage and the crowd goes wild!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Vito Bartone!

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 lightweight MMA rules bout between Kenneth Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Edilberto Nestuta (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Smith's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Eminem - Go To Sleep. Nestuta has chosen Friday - Rebecca Black as his entrance music. Edilberto Nestuta has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Smith
vs
Nestuta

180 cm
29
155 lbs
15 - 10 - 0

196 cm
24
165 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Very strong

Good wrestler
World class MT
Heavy handed

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 15 - 10 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kenneth Smith!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Edilberto Nestuta!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Eddie Farnsworth and Bruno Lombardi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smith stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.

Nestuta closes the distance and pushes Smith back into the cage.
Smith wants to get back to striking at distance but Nestuta won't allow it.
Smith is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Smith takes an elbow to the temple.
Smith blocks the elbow strike.
Smith tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Nestuta's elbow.
Smith tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Nestuta just stands there and leans against the cage.
Smith wants to get back to striking at distance but Nestuta won't allow it.
Nice elbow from Nestuta.
Nestuta lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!

It looks like Kenneth Smith has been cut.
Nestuta lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Nestuta unloads a knee to the mid-section. Smith lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Nestuta lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Nestuta is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Nestuta landing knees to the head.

Smith is rocked!
Nestuta lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Oh Smith is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Nestuta lands an elbow inside.
Smith is looking to break free of the clinch but Nestuta has double underhooks.
Smith seems to have got his legs back now.
Nestuta lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Smith backwards.
Smith wants to get back to striking at distance but Nestuta won't allow it.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Nestuta.
Smith lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Nestuta lands an elbow inside that Smith shrugs off.
Nestuta pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Smith blocks an elbow strike.
Nestuta landing some nice looking knees to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nestuta creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Smith's defenses.
Nestuta unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Smith is breathing heavily.
Nestuta lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Nestuta landing knees to the head.
Nestuta using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith takes a knee to the side of the body.
Nestuta landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Nestuta lands a damaging elbow.
Nestuta gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Nestuta lands an elbow that stopped Smith in his tracks for a moment.
Nestuta landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Nestuta with a knee to the head.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Nestuta.
Smith takes an elbow to the temple.
Nestuta unloads a knee to the mid-section. Smith lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Nestuta with a knee to the head.
Nestuta lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Smith backwards.
Nestuta lands a damaging elbow.
Nestuta scores a nice knee to the body.
Nestuta lands an elbow that stopped Smith in his tracks for a moment.
Smith is trying to force a seperation but Nestuta has the dominant position.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Nestuta obliges.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Nestuta.
Nestuta lands an elbow just above Smith 's eye.
Smith tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Smith takes an elbow to the forehead.
Nestuta lands an elbow just above Smith 's eye.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Nestuta creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Nestuta lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Nestuta misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Smith.
Nestuta tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Smith avoids it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Nestuta smiles and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kenneth Smith. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Smith tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Nestuta was well out of range. Poor timing from Smith.
Smith takes a swing at Nestuta's ribcage but misses.
Nestuta fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Smith has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Smith throws a poor cross that misses

and Nestuta holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Smith blocks the elbow strike.
Smith takes an elbow to the temple.
Nestuta lands an elbow that stopped Smith in his tracks for a moment.
Nestuta throws an elbow that misses.
Smith tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Nestuta smiles and moves away.
Nestuta moves out of range of the leg kick from Smith.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith thows a body shot but no joy.

Smith decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Smith trying to control the action but Nestuta is working from the bottom.

Smith is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Nestuta wants to get back to his feet.
Nestuta tries to get to full guard but Smith has control of the leg.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.

Smith seems to be looking for submissions.

Smith looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.

Smith is trying to work for a kimura but Nestuta is defending well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Edilberto Nestuta dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Kenneth Smith's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Smith fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Nestuta manages to avoid it.

Nestuta gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Nestuta unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Nestuta landing knees to the head.
Nestuta trying to land knees to the body.
Nestuta lands a nice knee to the body.
Smith is trying to break the clinch but Nestuta is controlling him.
Nestuta connects with a nasty looking knee right to Smith's face.
Nestuta digs a right hand underneath Smith's ribcage. Smith let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Nestuta comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.

Smith's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Kenneth Smith seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Nestuta cracks the inside of Smith's front leg.
Nestuta throws a sloppy head kick and Smith moves out of range easily.
Smith misses with a shot to the body
and Nestuta counters with an outside leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Smith misses the body punch
and Nestuta counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Smith is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Smith blocks a head kick by Nestuta.
Smith is looking to wear down Nestuta with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Nestuta is looking to clinch but Smith is avoiding it.
A slapping leg kick lands for Nestuta.
Nestuta tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Smith paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Smith avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Smith scores with a jab to the jaw.
Smith throws a sloppy body shot
and Nestuta counters with a head kick.
Nice straight punches there by Nestuta. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Nestuta.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Nestuta counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Smith is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Nestuta tries to close the distance and clinch but Smith swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

Smith shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.

Smith is working for a kimura but Nestuta is defending it quite comfortably.
Smith not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith thows a huge punch but Nestuta dodges it nicely.
Nestuta regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Smith.
Smith trying to control the position from guard on top but Nestuta is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Smith throwing strikes but missing.
Smith postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.

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.
Smith trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Smith trying to control the position from guard on top but Nestuta is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Nestuta trying to keep a closed guard but Smith is proving a slippery customer.
Nestuta utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Smith working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Smith postures up in Nestuta's guard and throws a big left but Nestuta blocks it.
Smith postures up in Nestuta's guard and throws a big left but Nestuta blocks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Edilberto Nestuta showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Kenneth Smith's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Nestuta checks a low kick from Smith.
Smith pivots, looking for a leg kick but Nestuta is out of range and Smith settles back down.
Smith doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Nestuta cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

Nestuta takes the fight into the clinch.
Nestuta lands a nice elbow.
Smith misses with a punch to the body.
Smith tries to pull guard but Nestuta won't allow it.

Smith breaks the clinch.
Nestuta looks to clinch

so Smith counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Smith throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Nestuta preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.

Smith is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Nestuta is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Nestuta has escaped and now he's on top!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nestuta sitting in guard here, content to control.
Smith 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.
Smith is trying to control the position but Nestuta postures up.
Kenneth Smith has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two 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.

Smith looking for a guillotine here but Nestuta defends easily.
Nestuta controls the pace of the fight for a moment.

The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Edilberto Nestuta wasn't active enough on the ground.
Smith doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Nestuta counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Smith is lucky that one didn't land flush.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kenneth Smith. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nestuta fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Smith misses with a takedown attempt
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Smith throws a series of punches but Nestuta moves out of range.
Nestuta digs a good body shot into Smith's ribs.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Smith shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Nestuta manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Smith throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Nestuta works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Smith throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.

Smith has gone for a leg lock! Nestuta slips out almost immediately though and dives into Smith's guard.

Nestuta drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Nestuta jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.

Nestuta drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Smith dives on top into guard.

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

That's four minutes gone in the round.

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

Smith is working on a guillotine. He's managed to get to full guard and he's really squeezing tight! Nestuta is tapping! Great win for Smith!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Kenneth Smith!

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A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
83%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dilan Seddigh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lloyd Zak (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Seddigh's entrance music is Tech Nine - Absolute Power. A fine choice. Zak is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by strenght to go on - rise against. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Seddigh
vs
Zak

180 cm
25
220 lbs
11 - 5 - 0

180 cm
26
205 lbs
7 - 7 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Counter striker
Very quick

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Knockout power

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 11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Dilan Seddigh!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Lloyd Zak!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, Bruno Lombardi and David Schapiro.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zak misses the body punch
and Seddigh counters with a straight right hand.
Seddigh throws a head kick that misses.

Seddigh looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Seddigh passes the guard and advances to mount!
Seddigh connects with a couple of good shots from mount.

Seddigh is working close to his opponent, looking to work a submission by the looks of things. Oh, he's managed to get a guillotine from mount as his opponent reached up! That looks tiiiiight! Will he tap? YES, he's tapped! Impressive submission by Seddigh!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Dilan Seddigh!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
71%

Main event

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Strauss Von Rochenberger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brandon Jacobs (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Von Rochenberger comes to the cage accompanied by Rammstein - Sonne. Brandon Jacobs has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Von Rochenberger
vs
Jacobs

190 cm
24
260 lbs
7 - 4 - 0

193 cm
24
264 lbs
10 - 9 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong

Powerful takedowns
Excellent boxer
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Strauss Von Rochenberger!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Brandon Jacobs!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, John Kavanagh and Alyssa Summers.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Von Rochenberger gets caught flat footed, as Jacobs shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Jacobs in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.

Jacobs is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Von Rochenberger is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Von Rochenberger has escaped and now he's on top!
Von Rochenberger throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jacobs wants to improve his position but instead Von Rochenberger has moved into half guard.
Von Rochenberger sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Jacobs defending well though.

Von Rochenberger decides to stand up.
Von Rochenberger tries to grapple but his opponent circles

and Jacobs decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Von Rochenberger's guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jacobs thows a big elbow that misses.
Jacobs trying to control the position from guard on top but Von Rochenberger is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Jacobs thows a big elbow that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Von Rochenberger looking to hit a scissor sweep but Jacobs is one step ahead there.
Jacobs wants to control from the top but Von Rochenberger keeps moving.
Jacobs loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Jacobs postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.

Jacobs decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Von Rochenberger, up you get!
Strauss Von Rochenberger seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Von Rochenberger takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Von Rochenberger is breathing heavily.
Von Rochenberger closes the distance but Jacobs moves to the side

so Jacobs counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Jacobs loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jacobs loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Jacobs missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.

Jacobs has gone for a leg lock! Von Rochenberger slips out almost immediately though and dives into Jacobs's guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Jacobs has his foot on Von Rochenberger's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Von Rochenberger works his way back into a safe position though.
Jacobs is looking to stand up but Von Rochenberger isn't so interested in that idea.
Jacobs looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Jacobs bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Von Rochenberger's guard.
Jacobs trying to control the position from guard on top but Von Rochenberger is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Jacobs won't allow Von Rochenberger to sweep him here.
Jacobs postures up in Von Rochenberger's guard and throws a big left but Von Rochenberger blocks it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jacobs throws and elbow that misses. Von Rochenberger uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Jacobs's guard. Nice move by Von Rochenberger!
Von Rochenberger postures up in Jacobs's guard and throws a big left but Jacobs blocks it.
Von Rochenberger trying to control but Jacobs is working from the bottom.

Jacobs is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Von Rochenberger preventing the sweep.
Von Rochenberger stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Jacobs swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Von Rochenberger with a flurry of punches that miss.
Von Rochenberger is looking to stand up but Jacobs won't let him.
Jacobs manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Von Rochenberger manages to get himself to full guard.
Von Rochenberger keeping full guard, as Jacobs tries to pass.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jacobs wants to control from the top but Von Rochenberger keeps moving.
Jacobs throwing strikes from guard but Von Rochenberger blocks nicely.

Jacobs postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Von Rochenberger is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Jacobs, into his guard.

Jacobs looking for a guillotine here but Von Rochenberger defends easily.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Jacobs escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Von Rochenberger gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Von Rochenberger throws a poor cross that misses
and Jacobs counters with a lovely straight right hand!

Jacobs forces Von Rochenberger back against the cage and clinches.
Von Rochenberger lands a good knee to the midsection. Jacobs won't want to take too many of those.
Von Rochenberger using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Jacobs has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Von Rochenberger creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Jacobs's defenses.

It looks like Brandon Jacobs has been cut.
Jacobs goes for a takedown in the clinch but Von Rochenberger prevents it.
Von Rochenberger lands an elbow inside.
Von Rochenberger tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Von Rochenberger misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Jacobs.
Von Rochenberger tries to stall but Jacobs uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.

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

Jacobs shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Von Rochenberger's guard.
Jacobs pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Von Rochenberger is keeping the position for now.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Jacobs looking to sit in guard and control but Von Rochenberger gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Jacobs throws his legs up looking for a submission but Von Rochenberger uses it to pass to side control.
Jacobs tries to bench press Von Rochenberger off him but Von Rochenberger keeps the position.
Von Rochenberger trying to control the position but Jacobs is working away.
Jacobs is looking for a sweep.

Von Rochenberger stands up and beckons Jacobs to his feet.
The fight stays on the outside here - Von Rochenberger looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Von Rochenberger leaves Jacobs with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Von Rochenberger misses with a takedown
and Jacobs counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Von Rochenberger thinking.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Jacobs bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Jacobs misses with an attempted head punch from side control.

Jacobs is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Von Rochenberger is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Von Rochenberger is not content to let Jacobs control the position.

Jacobs looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Jacobs advances to full mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jacobs misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.

Jacobs moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Von Rochenberger has worked his arm free - good work by Von Rochenberger!
Jacobs creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Von Rochenberger sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.

Jacobs decides to stand up, so the ref orders Von Rochenberger to his feet.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Jacobs.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jacobs misses with the ground and pound.

Jacobs has hold of Von Rochenberger's arm. He's looking for a kimura. Von Rochenberger seems comfortable defending it but Jacobs has shifted his position slighty and is cranking on the arm! Von Rochenberger is real pain and he's forced to tap out! Von Rochenberger is disgusted with himself for not defending it better but Jacobs couldn't care less - he's delighted!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:23 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Brandon Jacobs!