QFC Tournament 115 Round 2 PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jury Hamilton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Craig Stone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hamilton comes into the arena with Symphony 9 blaring out of the sound system. Stone is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Master of Puppets. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Hamilton
vs
Stone

150 cm
18
152 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Good chin

Good wrestler
Brawler
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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jury Hamilton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Craig Stone!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, Eliza Hachem and Skip Squint.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Hamilton fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Stone to the ground. Hamilton is now in Stone's guard.
Hamilton trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Stone working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Hamilton.
Hamilton could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Hamilton is looking to work some ground and pound but Stone has wrist control.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Stone can do anything to dispel that myth.
Hamilton keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Stone's head.
Hamilton with a flurry of punches that miss.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Hamilton accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Hamilton throws a big right hand that misses.
Hamilton is working Stone over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Hamilton throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Hamilton trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Hamilton wants to control from the top but Stone keeps moving.
Hamilton throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Stone works some decent striking defense from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hamilton loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.

Stone manages to escape and get back to his feet.

Hamilton looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Stone!
Stone tries to lock up and control but Hamilton gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Hamilton with the ground and pound from mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hamilton looking to finish Stone with some ground and pound. This is bad for Stone!
Hamilton trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Hamilton thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Hamilton is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Stone can't stay in a position like this for much longer.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stone blocking the ground and pound.
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!
Stone tries to lock up and control but Hamilton gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Hamilton looking to ground and pound but Stone is blocking nicely.
Stone really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Hamilton. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Stone wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Hamilton.
Hamilton punching from mount but Stone doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Hamilton lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Hamilton in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Hamilton looking to finish with strikes here!
Stone avoids a series of strikes thrown by Hamilton.
Hamilton is breathing heavily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hamilton lands a heavy elbow.
Hamilton looking to finish with strikes here!
Hamilton lands a big shot there that rocks Stone but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Hamilton unloads with some shots from mount but Stone bucks and avoids them well.
Hamilton 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.
Stone takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Hamilton prevents Stone from getting the reversal.
Hamilton lands a big elbow.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hamilton in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Hamilton lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Hamilton unloading with bombs!
Stone wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Hamilton.
Hamilton lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hamilton lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Stone hang on?
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hamilton connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Hamilton raining down hammerfists from mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jury Hamilton dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Stone fails to land the takedown.
Nice takedown defense from Stone. No joy for Hamilton on that attempt.

Hamilton scores a takedown into full mount!
Poor strikes thrown by Hamilton there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
BOOM! Hamilton connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Stone in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Hamilton postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Stone looks a forlorn figure.
Hamilton has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Stone's face.
Stone is working to get back to half guard.
Stone is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hamilton is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Stone can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Hamilton looking to finish with strikes here!
Hamilton with shots to the head and body - Stone looks very uncomfortable down there.
Hamilton in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Hamilton controlling the position easily from mount.
Hamilton is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Stone can do to turn this around?
Hamilton working Stone over with strikes here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hamilton lands a heavy elbow.
Hamilton has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Hamilton has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Stone's face.
Hamilton scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Stone is bucking up trying to escape but Hamilton cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Stone wants to control but Hamilton is having none of it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hamilton with good strikes from the mount here!
Stone is bucking up trying to escape but Hamilton cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Hamilton with good strikes from the mount here!
Hamilton landing shots from mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stone in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Jury Hamilton overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Stone is in a horrible position here. Hamilton smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
BOOM! Hamilton connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Hamilton is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Stone can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Hamilton with good strikes from the mount here!
Hamilton raining down hammerfists from mount.
Hamilton in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Hamilton lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Stone hang on?

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hamilton lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Hamilton is landing with some decent strikes but Stone is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Hamilton scoring with strikes but Stone is staying in there.
Hamilton lands a nice shot to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The referee warns Stone that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Hamilton with good strikes from the mount here!
Hamilton landing shots from mount.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hamilton scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Hamilton looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jury Hamilton dominated that second round.
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!

Stone misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Stone looks for a takedown but Hamilton sprawls well.
Hamilton shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Stone sprawls well. Stone wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Hamilton gets slowly back to his feet.

Hamilton gets the takedown into side control.
Hamilton throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
The strikes coming from Hamilton are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Hamilton scores with punches from side control.
Stone takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Hamilton throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Hamilton in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hamilton connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Stone some visible discomfort.
Hamilton working the body and head with strikes.
Hamilton misses with the ground and pound.
Hamilton lands a decent elbow from side control.
Hamilton misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Stone takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Stone dodges the ground and pound from Hamilton.
Hamilton trying to control the position but Stone is working away.
Stone tries to buck Hamilton off but Hamilton is having none of it.
Craig Stone has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jury Hamilton is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hamilton moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.

Hamilton decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Stone defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Hamilton.
Hamilton leaves Stone with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Jury Hamilton has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Craig Stone.
Horrible takedown by Hamilton or perhaps it was just good defense by Stone which made him look bad.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Stone displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Hamilton.
Hamilton fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hamilton slaps away a takedown attempt from Stone, before circling back to the center of the mat.

A momentary lapse in concentration from Stone enables Hamilton to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Stone manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Stone keeping moving, preventing Hamilton from controlling successfully.
Hamilton controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Hamilton trying to control the position from guard on top but Stone is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hamilton controls the pace of the fight for a moment.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Jury Hamilton just wasn't active enough.

Hamilton shoots in and bounces Stone off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Hamilton wants to control from the top but Stone keeps moving.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hamilton controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Hamilton's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

We're going to have a standup here because Jury Hamilton wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Hamilton.
Stone is trying to escape the position but Hamilton is controlling the position.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jury Hamilton showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Hamilton 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight for Jury Hamilton!
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight for Jury Hamilton!
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight for Jury Hamilton!

Jury Hamilton wins by unanimous decision!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
38%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Andrew Watts (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Clark (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Watts's entrance music is Seek and Destroy. A fine choice. Clark has chosen The Final Countdown as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Watts
vs
Clark

150 cm
18
152 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Basic striking
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Andrew Watts!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, John Clark!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, Damien Edna and Skip Squint.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Watts misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Watts shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Clark as he avoids it easily.
Watts steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Clark.
Watts moves away from the strike by Clark.
Watts blocks a jab.
Clark tries to bum rush Watts with a series of wild strikes but Watts uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Good exchange - Clark coming out on top.
Clark lands a head shot.
Clark throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Watts.
The fighters circling - Clark throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Watts uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Clark.
Clark uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Watts shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.

Watts working from mount. He moves in close and looks like he might be going for an arm triangle... He's hopped off to the side and he's transitioned into an Anaconda choke. Clark turning a nasty shade of purple. He's refusing to tap but he's gone! He's out! The ref rips Watts off and cradles Clark's limp body as Watts celebrates with his corner.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Anaconda Choke). Andrew Watts!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
95%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Eliah Brenner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lewis Moranis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Brenner comes to the cage accompanied by Dont Stop Me Now. Eliah Brenner has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Brenner
vs
Moranis

150 cm
18
152 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Tends to cut

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Eliah Brenner!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Lewis Moranis!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, Skip Squint and Summer Carpenter.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Brenner moves into the clinch.
Brenner looking to throw knees to the head but Moranis is blocking nicely.

Moranis jumps into guard, dragging Brenner to the mat.
Brenner has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Moranis bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Brenner's guard.
Moranis is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Brenner controlling the position.
Moranis is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Eliah Brenner wasn't doing enough on the ground.

Brenner darts in and clinches Moranis up against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Moranis managing to block the knees to the body from Brenner.
Brenner tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Brenner throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Moranis blocks it with crossed arms.
Brenner with an attempt at a knee that misses.

Moranis breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Brenner moves into the clinch successfully.
Moranis on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Moranis tries to land knees in the clinch but Brenner avoids the damage to the body.
Brenner misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Moranis.

Brenner breaks the clinch.

Brenner closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Moranis tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Moranis on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Brenner tries to land knees in the clinch but Moranis avoids the damage to the body.
Brenner with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brenner misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Moranis.
Moranis tries for a takedown but Brenner manages to get underhooks.
Brenner misses with an elbow over the top.

Moranis manages to break the clinch.
Moranis throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Brenner.

Brenner has closed the distance and engaged Moranis in a clinch.
Moranis on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Brenner avoiding damage.

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

Moranis gets tackled into the cage by Brenner. Brenner maintains the clinch.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Moranis.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Brenner obliges.
Moranis blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Brenner is breathing heavily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brenner tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Moranis avoids it.
Brenner misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Moranis.
Moranis on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Brenner missing with knees to the body.
Moranis on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

Moranis manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.

Moranis wriggles free and stands up.

Brenner has closed the distance and engaged Moranis in a clinch.
Brenner tries to land knees in the clinch but Moranis avoids the damage to the body.
Brenner really is a fat lump.
Moranis goes for a takedown attempt but Brenner pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Eliah Brenner seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Brenner instigates a clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Moranis can't break the clinch.
Moranis stalling in the clinch.
Moranis on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Moranis as Brenner tries to tie him up.
Moranis blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Brenner tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Moranis avoids it.
Moranis stalling against the cage.
Brenner tries to land knees in the clinch but Moranis avoids the damage to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Brenner misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Moranis.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Moranis managing to block the knees to the body from Brenner.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Eliah Brenner dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Brenner blocks a head kick by Moranis.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Moranis in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Brenner blocks a leg kick.
Nice jab there from Brenner.

Brenner closes the distance and clinches.
Brenner is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Moranis is defending well for now.
Brenner missing with knees to the body.
Brenner is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Moranis is defending well for now.
Moranis on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Brenner tries to land knees in the clinch but Moranis avoids the damage to the body.
Brenner missing with knees to the body.
Brenner misses with a knee strike.
Moranis is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Brenner is defending well.
Brenner trying to stall but Moranis improves his position.
Moranis tries to circle away but Brenner has him pinned against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Moranis breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Brenner has Moranis up against the cage in a clinch.

Moranis jumps guard.
Moranis looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Brenner trying to control the position from guard on top but Moranis is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Moranis lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Brenner!
Moranis looking to control and managing it successfully.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Lewis Moranis was stalling too much, according to the referee.

Brenner moves into the clinch successfully.
Brenner missing with knees to the body.
Brenner will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Moranis up against the cage.
Brenner tries to land a knee to the head but Moranis blocks with his arms.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brenner looking to throw knees to the head but Moranis is blocking nicely.
Moranis throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Brenner is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Moranis is defending well for now.
Brenner misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Moranis.

Moranis gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Brenner regains guard.
Brenner being controlled here, momentarily.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Brenner is trying to control the position from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Lewis Moranis will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Moranis tries to land a front kick but Brenner steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Moranis does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.

Brenner rushes Moranis and presses him up against the cage.
Eliah Brenner has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Brenner wants to break the clinch but can't.
Moranis prevents Brenner from breaking the clinch.
Moranis blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Brenner slows down the pace here.
Brenner throws a knee to the head but misses.
Moranis jumps guard but Brenner turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Brenner crunches a lovely knee into Moranis's ribcage.
Brenner tries to land knees in the clinch but Moranis avoids the damage to the body.
Moranis on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A frustrated look appears on Moranis's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Brenner misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Moranis.
Moranis blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Brenner trying to land knees to the body.
Moranis on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Moranis managing to block the knees to the body from Brenner.
Moranis manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Brenner is pressed up against the cage. Moranis has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Brenner down to the mat. Brenner avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Moranis attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.

Brenner closes the distance and clinches.
Brenner wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Moranis has him pressed against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Moranis tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Eliah Brenner has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lewis Moranis.
Moranis on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Moranis managing to block the knees to the body from Brenner.
Brenner with an attempt at a knee that misses.

Moranis ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Moranis no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Moranis has control of Brenner's left arm, preventing Brenner from doing any damage.
Brenner throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Moranis works some decent striking defense from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moranis is controlling Brenner's posture.

Lewis Moranis has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Brenner checks a low kick from Moranis.

Brenner gets a clinch.
Brenner tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Moranis avoiding damage as Brenner throws knees to the body.

Moranis has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Brenner uses from the top position.
Brenner wants to stand and escape but instead Moranis has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Moranis looking to control the position here, rather than advance.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brenner is wriggling around but Moranis manages to pass to half guard.
Moranis is controlling the pace.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Eliah Brenner.
I think Brenner has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Winston Howard scores the fight for Eliah Brenner!
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight for Eliah Brenner!
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight for Eliah Brenner!

Eliah Brenner wins by unanimous decision!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
38%

Main event

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Miles Steedman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nigel Coleman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Steedman comes to the cage accompanied by Last Man Standing. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Steedman
vs
Coleman

150 cm
18
152 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Good in bed

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Solid 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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Miles Steedman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Nigel Coleman!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Steve Erwin and Bruno Hogan.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Steedman shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Coleman is trying to defend but Steedman finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.

Steedman is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.

Steedman is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.

Steedman is looking for a kimura here.

Steedman is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Coleman sees it coming and defends easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Steedman is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Coleman defends it well.

Steedman is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Coleman has managed to free his arm - good work.
Steedman could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Coleman is looking to escape.

Steedman is working for a kimura but Coleman is defending it quite comfortably.

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

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Coleman is trying to control but can't.

Coleman manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Steedman checks a leg kick nicely.

Steedman closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Coleman to the mat! Coleman manages to get full guard.

Steedman drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Coleman manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Steedman has Coleman in his guard.

Coleman stands and steps away. Steedman gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Steedman is breathing heavily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Steedman closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Coleman's guard.

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

Steedman is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Coleman wants to stand but Steedman is controlling his posture from full guard.
Steedman working a defensive guard but Coleman manages to pass into side control anyway.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Steedman stops Coleman from passing to mount.
Steedman tries to bench press Coleman off him but Coleman keeps the position.

Coleman has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Coleman gets caught flat footed, as Steedman shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Coleman is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Miles Steedman dominated that 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.

A clash of legs there as Steedman blocks the low kick.

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

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

Steedman is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Coleman has managed to free his arm - good work.
Steedman stops Coleman from getting back to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Steedman is looking for a kimura here.
Coleman preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Miles Steedman overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Coleman trying to control here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Steedman is working for a submission of some sort.

Steedman is working for a submission here. He's got hold of the far side arm and he's looking for a kimura. He's cranking on the arm and he's got it! Coleman is tapping out! Ouch, that looked like it hurt!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Miles Steedman!

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