QFC Tournament 119 Round 2 PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Vincent Cole (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Durham (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Cole
vs
Durham

182 cm
20
145 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

175 cm
23
140 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

Decent wrestler
Brawler
Granite chin

Good takedowns
Basic striking
Granite chin

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Vincent Cole!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Mike Durham!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Paulsen Ambrosius and Albert Achterberg.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Durham fails with a takedown attempt.
Cole connects with a looping right hand.
Durham shoots and misses
enabling Cole to counter with a crisp jab.

It looks like Mike Durham has been cut.
Durham tries to score a power double leg takedown but Cole sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Durham somewhat.
Vincent Cole has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mike Durham.
Durham tries for a takedown but Cole circles away easily

and Cole counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Durham!
Durham bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Durham throws a big elbow that misses.
Cole keeping moving, preventing Durham from controlling successfully.
Durham tries to free his leg and advance position but Cole is retaining full guard.
Cole looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Cole on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Cole tries to get out of the position.
Durham stops Cole from standing up.

Durham drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Durham jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Durham stops Cole from standing up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Durham trying to control the position from guard on top but Cole is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Durham pushes down on Cole's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Durham moves into full mount! Cole won't be happy about that!
Cole is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.

Durham looking for a guillotine from mount but Cole is having none of it.
Cole has given up his back - I don’t know if this is a deliberate ploy to try and escape or if he is just struggling down there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Durham thows a huge left but connects with the canvas and not his opponent.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Durham is working for the choke. He's slipped one arm under the chin. Cole has to defend the other arm for all he's worth... but Durham has managed to get that arm free too and he's tightening the choke! Cole taps out and looks absolutely disgusted with himself. Durham doesn't care though - he's delighted!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Mike Durham!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
57%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Ulan Bator (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Renji Narakura (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Bator
vs
Narakura

180 cm
23
135 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

160 cm
18
140 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter striker
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Tends to cut

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ulan Bator!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Renji Narakura!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Paulsen Ambrosius and Patrick Alders.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No luck with that takedown attempt from Narakura.
Narakura doesn't succeed with the takedown

and Bator counters with a shoot takedown. Narakura fights it but they end up in guard.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Narakura trying to keep a closed guard but Bator is proving a slippery customer.
Bator pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Narakura is keeping the position for now.
Bator trying to control the position from guard on top but Narakura is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bator stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Narakura swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Bator won't allow Narakura to sweep him here.
Bator slips nicely into half guard.
Bator slows the pace down in half guard.
Bator really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Narakura wants to control but Bator is keeping busy and won't allow it.

Bator is working for a submission of some sort.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Narakura is looking for a sweep. Bator is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Narakura wants to control but Bator is keeping busy and won't allow it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Bator is looking for a kimura but Narakura is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Bator to get the leverage.
Narakura trying to control from the bottom.
Bator looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Narakura looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Ulan Bator has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Renji Narakura.
Narakura gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and Bator counters with a shoot takedown. Narakura fights it but they end up in guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bator stays in close to Narakura's body and controls the position.
Bator trying to control but Narakura is working from the bottom.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Narakura tries to strike from the bottom.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Narakura can do anything to dispel that myth.
Narakura looking to hit a scissor sweep but Bator is one step ahead there.
Narakura wants to stand but Bator is controlling the position.
Narakura looks winded!
Bator stays in close to Narakura's body and controls the position.
Bator will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Ulan Bator just wasn't active enough.

Bator shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Bator takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Narakura tries to roll over but Bator keeps him under control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bator tries to pass the half guard into mount. Narakura knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.

Bator seems to be working for a kimura but Narakura defends the submission attempt.
Bator slows the pace down in half guard.
Bator passes the guard and advances to mount!
Bator looking to control and managing it successfully.

Bator is working for a guillotine from mount but Narakura frees his head quite easily.
Bator trying to control but he's not successful this time.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Narakura is wriggling around trying to escape.

Bator has hold of Narakura's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Narakura manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.

Bator looking for a guillotine from mount but Narakura is having none of it.
Narakura tries to hold on but Bator pushes him away.
Bator controlling from mount.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bator avoids the attempt from Narakura to control.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bator prevents Narakura from getting the reversal.
Narakura is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Bator sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Bator gets a double leg takedown into Narakura's guard.
Bator trying to control the position from guard on top but Narakura is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Bator 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.
Bator advances to half guard.
Bator controlling the pace.
Narakura wants to improve his position but Bator is controlling well.
Narakura works his way to full guard. Good work.
Narakura can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Bator controls the pace.
Bator trying to control but Narakura is working from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Narakura trying to control the position.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Ulan Bator.

Bator closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Bator in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Bator is looking to take a break and control but Narakura is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Narakura is letting Bator control him for a moment.
Narakura struggling a bit here.

Bator tries for a kimura but Narakura is defending well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Bator tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Bator has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Bator wants to lay and pray for a moment but Narakura keeps working.
What's Narakura going to do here then? He's in a bit of a pickle.

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

Bator working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Narakura is positioning himself to get back to half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Narakura wants to control but Bator postures up.
Narakura is looking for a sweep.
Bator is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.

Bator tries for a kimura but Narakura is defending well.

Bator is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Narakura is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.

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

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Narakura tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Bator wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Bator trying to control the position but Narakura is working away.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

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

Bator is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Narakura has escaped the position, nice work there.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bator working away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ulan Bator dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Narakura gets caught napping as Bator dives in and scores a takedown. Narakura manages to retain guard.
Narakura wants to get back to his feet but Bator is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Narakura keeping moving, preventing Bator from controlling successfully.
Narakura manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Bator gets back to half guard.

Bator actively working from the bottom here.
Ulan Bator overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Narakura lands with a punch from half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bator moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.

Bator working for a triangle but Narakura defends it easily.

Bator is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Narakura is aware though and is defending well.
Bator looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Narakura postures up in Bator's guard and throws a big left but Bator blocks it.

Bator working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Narakura doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Narakura manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Narakura accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Ulan Bator is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Bator had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Narakura defends it easily.

Bator is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bator is controlling Narakura's posture.
Bator 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.
Narakura loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bator wants to sweep but no luck.
Narakura missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Bator has his hands on Narakura's head, controlling the position.
Narakura throws a strike but Bator rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Narakura not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Narakura takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Narakura keeping moving, preventing Bator from controlling successfully.
Narakura trying to control the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Narakura misses with a takedown attempt

and Bator counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Bator wants to control but Narakura is keeping him busy.
Bator content to control rather than advance.
Narakura throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bator is keen to just control but Narakura is a slippery customer.
Renji Narakura has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bator stops Narakura from getting back to his feet.

Bator is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Bator passes into side control, despite Narakura's attempt to control the position.

Bator has worked his way into a potential kimura here. Narakura is trying to get out of the position but his squirming has just got him deeper into trouble. Bator yanks on the arm and Narakura is forced to tap due to a very painful looking submission! Nice work by Bator.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Ulan Bator!
In his post fight interview, Ulan Bator started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
51%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Marcos Rosa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mickey O Doherty (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Marcos Rosa could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Mickey O Doherty's chin.

Rosa
vs
O Doherty

225 cm
18
130 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

166 cm
23
138 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Very confident

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Marcos Rosa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Mickey O Doherty!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Saam Ante and Radbod Blank.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rosa looks for the body kick but O Doherty saw that one coming.
O Doherty throws a right and a left that both miss.
Rosa slips a jab from O Doherty.
O Doherty throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Rosa shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with O Doherty but O Doherty pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Rosa doesn't manage to clinch there - O Doherty circles away.
Rosa closes this distance looking for a takedown but O Doherty circles away.
O Doherty will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Rosa really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
O Doherty misses the shot to the body.
Rosa tries for a takedown but O Doherty sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Marcos Rosa. That's going to take a lot out of him.
O Doherty thows a body shot but no joy.
Rosa will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
O Doherty throws out a loose jab but Rosa uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rosa slips under a jab.
Rosa takes a swing at O Doherty's ribcage but misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
O Doherty pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
O Doherty lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
O Doherty cracks a nice hook into Rosa's ribs.
O Doherty throws a right hand that Rosa ducks under and follows up with a left that Rosa also avoids with ease.
O Doherty lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Rosa circles away quickly and effectively.
O Doherty throws a combination that misses
and Rosa counters with a leg kick.
Mickey O Doherty seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
O Doherty scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Rosa gets cracked with a nice right hand there by O Doherty.
Jab, jab by O Doherty - just one landing.
A combination from O Doherty does no damage.
O Doherty scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
O Doherty is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Rosa.
O Doherty misses with a straight right.
O Doherty scores with a body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rosa avoids the body shot from O Doherty.
Rosa tries to bum rush O Doherty with a series of wild strikes but O Doherty uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Rosa fails with a takedown attempt.
Rosa is breathing heavily.
Rosa gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Rosa shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts O Doherty as he jumps to the side.
Rosa will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Rosa moves out of range of the strikes.
Rosa shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with O Doherty but O Doherty pushes him off and we're back to square one.
O Doherty throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Rosa stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
O Doherty looks to land a combination. Rosa sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.

Rosa is rocked!
Rosa takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Oh Rosa is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
O Doherty rushes Rosa with punches - Rosa moves straight backwards instead of circling and gets clipped by the second strike... and the third... and the fourth! Oh, Rosa goes down! O Doherty follows up with more strikes and the ref steps in to end the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mickey O Doherty!
Mickey O Doherty spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
54%

Main event

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Lemmy Rymes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jason Hagg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Rymes
vs
Hagg

160 cm
18
130 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

177 cm
23
136 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Intelligent

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Lemmy Rymes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jason Hagg!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Paul Aken and Daniel Blasius.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hagg with a lazy takedown attempt

and Rymes counters with a shoot takedown. Hagg fights it but they end up in guard.
Hagg keeping full guard, as Rymes tries to pass.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hagg tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Hagg keeping moving, preventing Rymes from controlling successfully.
Rymes looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Rymes preventing the sweep.
Rymes sitting in guard, not really doing much.

We're going to have a standup here because Lemmy Rymes wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Hagg looks for a takedown but Rymes sprawls well.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Rymes darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Hagg controlling the position for now.
Rymes is thwarting Hagg's attempts to control the position.
Rymes tries to pass the half guard into mount. Hagg knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Rymes trying to control from Hagg's half guard. Hagg has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Rymes wants to control from the top but Hagg keeps moving.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Hagg looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Rymes has picked Hagg up and slammed him! Hagg can't keep hold of the triangle and Rymes manages to pass to side control!
Rymes prevents Hagg from escaping the position.
Rymes wants to lay and pray for a moment but Hagg keeps working.

Rymes working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Hagg is not content to let Rymes control the position.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.

Rymes tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Rymes working away.

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

Rymes wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Hagg, who protects the arm well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hagg sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Rymes prevents Hagg from improving his position.
Rymes is thwarting Hagg's attempts to control the position.
Hagg on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rymes blocks the strikes from Hagg.
Hagg is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Rymes trying to control from half guard but Hagg is working away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Hagg instigates a clinch.

Rymes wants the takedown. Hagg is fighting it off but Rymes persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Hagg's guard against the cage.
Hagg looking to hit a scissor sweep but Rymes is one step ahead there.

Hagg is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Rymes defends well.
Rymes scoring with some ground and pound.
Lemmy Rymes overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Rymes loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.

Rymes stands and steps away. Hagg gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Rymes avoids a kick to the body.
Hagg tries to score a power double leg takedown but Rymes sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Hagg somewhat.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hagg misses with an attempted mid kick.
Rymes looks for a takedown but Hagg sprawls well.
Rymes looks to clinch

and Hagg counters with a shoot takedown. Rymes fights it but they end up in guard.

Rymes is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Hagg defends well.
Hagg tries to free his leg and advance position but Rymes is retaining full guard.
Rymes controls Hagg momentarily but Hagg frees himself.
Rymes is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Hagg is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rymes controlling Hagg's posture.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Lemmy Rymes wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Hagg is trying hard to land a takedown here. Rymes sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hagg shoots and misses

and Rymes counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Lemmy Rymes has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jason Hagg.
Rymes tries to free his leg and advance position but Hagg is retaining full guard.
Hagg can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Rymes controls the pace.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Hagg looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hagg keeping moving, preventing Rymes from controlling successfully.
Rymes prevents Hagg from getting back to his feet.
Rymes wants to control from the top but Hagg keeps moving.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.

We're going to have a standup here because Lemmy Rymes wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Hagg is looking to clinch.
Rymes keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Hagg fails to land the takedown.

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

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rymes prevents Hagg from improving his position.
Rymes takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Rymes missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Rymes decides to stand up.
Horrible takedown by Rymes or perhaps it was just good defense by Hagg which made him look bad.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Lemmy Rymes dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Hagg darts in and clinches Rymes up against the cage.
Rymes is looking to break free of the clinch but Hagg has double underhooks.
Hagg wants to take the fight to the mat but Rymes manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Rymes has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Hagg is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Come on Hagg - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Hagg wants a takedown.

Rymes turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Rymes trying to control the position but Hagg is working away.
Hagg tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Rymes wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.

Hagg is trying to stand and escape here. He's got onto all fours but that's just let Rymes take his back! Uh oh - Rymes has got a rear naked choke here! Hagg is forced to tap! It's all over! One monent is all it takes in this sport!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Lemmy Rymes!

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