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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between B Alex (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Desmond Wolf (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, B Alex!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Desmond Wolf!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Columbo Gatti and Alyssa Summers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wolf smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Alex has taken the fight to the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Wolf.
Alex turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Alex manages to end up in side control.
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Wolf regains half guard.
Alex could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Alex passes the guard and advances to mount!
Alex has control of Wolf's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Wolf regains control of the situation pretty easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wolf wants to hold on but Alex pushes him away.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wolf is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Alex looking to control but Wolf is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Wolf tries to lock up and control but Alex gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Wolf is looking to get to half guard.
Alex swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Wolf is now in Alex's guard. A big mistake from Alex there, giving up the dominant position!
Wolf sitting in guard here, content to control.
Alex working a defensive guard but Wolf passes into half guard.
Wolf thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Alex's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alex is looking to control Wolf's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Alex avoid being mounted?
Wolf trying to control from half guard but Alex is working away.
Alex is trying to control but Wolf manages to pass to mount!
Wolf trying to control but Alex is having none of it.
Alex is working to get back to half guard.
Wolf lands with some strikes.
Wolf trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Wolf controlling his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Alex is trying to escape the mount.
Wolf scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Alex?
Alex on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Alex tries to get out of the position.
Wolf controlling his opponent.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Wolf fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Alex is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Alex might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Wolf postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Alex looks a forlorn figure.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Desmond Wolf dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Wolf lands with an overhand left.
Wolf cracks Alex with a good jab.
Alex is rocked!
Wolf misses with an uppercut.
Wolf fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Alex manages to avoid it.
Wolf drops Alex with a big left hand! Alex is injured, injured bad! Wolf jumps in and finished him with strikes! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:20 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Desmond Wolf!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between boxer joe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jack Macintosh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Macintosh is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Degenerate. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, boxer joe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jack Macintosh!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, Chad Campbell and Jonathan Paton.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Macintosh takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Macintosh rushes joe and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Macintosh's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Macintosh throws a combination but it was largely blocked by joe.
Macintosh takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Macintosh tries to close the distance and clinch but joe swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Jack Macintosh seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
joe connects with the punch.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Macintosh fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Macintosh closes the distance and clinches.
joe is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
joe working hard to break the clinch.
Macintosh throws a head punch that misses.
joe wants to get back to striking at distance but Macintosh won't allow it.
Macintosh pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Macintosh tries to clinch but joe is having none of it.
Macintosh fails to land with a series of punches.
Macintosh has closed the distance and engaged joe in a clinch.
joe wants to break the clinch but can't.
Macintosh breaks the clinch.
joe tries to bum rush Macintosh with a series of wild strikes but Macintosh uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
joe circles away from the clinch attempt.
Macintosh showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from joe.
Macintosh throws a right hand that joe ducks under and follows up with a left that joe also avoids with ease.
Macintosh takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
joe punishes Macintosh's body with a nice straight punch.
joe rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Macintosh moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Macintosh takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
joe lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Macintosh circles away quickly and effectively.
That's one minute gone in the round.
joe looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Macintosh falls off balance throwing a combination
and joe counters with a stiff right hand.
Macintosh looks gassed!
Macintosh moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
joe misses with a double jab.
joe scores with a three punch combo!
Macintosh closes the distance and clinches.
joe is looking to break free of the clinch but Macintosh has double underhooks.
joe is looking to break free of the clinch but Macintosh has double underhooks.
joe is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by joe.
Macintosh pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
joe throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Macintosh stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Macintosh swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and joe counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
joe lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by joe.
joe lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by joe.
joe misses with a double jab.
joe dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
joe throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Macintosh avoids a punch combination nicely.
Macintosh misses with a two punch combination.
boxer joe is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
joe rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Macintosh moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
joe swinging wildly here.
Macintosh takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Some wild striking there from Macintosh.
joe scores with a three punch combo!
joe swats away the attempt to clinch by Macintosh.
joe misses with a double jab.
joe lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Some wild striking there from joe.
Macintosh is looking to clinch but joe is avoiding it.
joe bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Macintosh's head.
Macintosh closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
joe is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
joe wants to break free but Macintosh has control.
Macintosh is trying to break free.
Macintosh changes levels and goes for a takedown here. joe fights it off and pushes away nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
joe lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
A jab from joe does it's job there.
A punch combination from joe misses.
joe scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Macintosh misses with a double jab.
joe lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
joe thuds a left hand into Macintosh's body.
joe rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Macintosh moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
joe throws a nice looking combination but Macintosh bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Macintosh scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Macintosh is nestled in close to joe, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Macintosh throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Macintosh thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Macintosh working joe over with strikes.
joe knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Macintosh on the ground.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Macintosh thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
joe keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Macintosh thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
joe wants to get back to his feet.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
joe keeps the fight on the outside.
joe scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Macintosh doesn't seem bothered though.
joe wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
joe throws a right hand that Macintosh ducks under and follows up with a left that Macintosh also avoids with ease.
joe scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Macintosh looks for a takedown but joe sprawls well.
Macintosh wants to clinch up but joe keeps it at a distance.
Macintosh throws a left and a right that both miss
and joe counters with a series of strikes. Macintosh will be more careful next time no doubt.
joe scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
joe misses with a series of wild punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
boxer joe 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.
Macintosh avoids a punch combination nicely.
Macintosh gets a clinch.
Macintosh breaks from the clinch.
joe avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
joe clobbers Macintosh with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Macintosh avoids a punch combination nicely.
joe swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Macintosh throws a right and a left that both miss.
joe scores with a shot to the body.
joe avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
joe scores with a three punch combo!
joe is working the combinations to good effect here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Macintosh shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Macintosh throwing shots but joe is blocking nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Macintosh wants to stand up but joe has a hold of him and won't allow it.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Macintosh thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Macintosh not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Macintosh is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
joe keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
joe is trying to stand back up but Macintosh is controlling him
Macintosh not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
joe with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Macintosh has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Macintosh walks into a jab.
joe keeps the fight on the outside.
joe swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
boxer joe is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
joe misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
joe throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Macintosh.
joe throws a right and a left that both miss.
Nice shot by joe.
Macintosh scores with a takedown into joe's guard.
Macintosh postures up in joe's guard and throws a big left but joe blocks it.
Macintosh working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Macintosh thows a big elbow that misses.
Macintosh trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Macintosh throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as joe works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
joe utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Macintosh working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Macintosh throwing strikes but missing.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Left hook, right uppercut from joe.
joe lands with a nice body punch.
joe is looking to wear down Macintosh with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Macintosh on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
joe throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
joe moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
joe smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
joe circles away from the clinch attempt.
Macintosh avoids a punch combination nicely.
Some wild striking there from joe.
joe showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Macintosh.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
joe cracks a nice hook into Macintosh's ribs.
joe moves into range and connects with a jab.
Macintosh is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
joe lands with a nice body punch.
Macintosh tries to clinch but joe is having none of it.
Macintosh avoids a punch combination nicely.
Danga de danga de dang - joe scores with a four punch combination!
joe misses with a double jab.
joe gets caught flat footed, as Macintosh shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
joe avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Macintosh works over joe with some ground and pound from guard.
Macintosh loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jack Macintosh showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
joe lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Macintosh tries to clinch there but joe circles away.
joe throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
No joy there for Macintosh, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
joe scores with a crisp jab that stopped Macintosh in his tracks.
Macintosh swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
letting joe counter with a right hand.
joe throws a combination. Macintosh tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
joe scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Macintosh doesn't seem bothered though.
A decent looking cross lands there for joe.
joe lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
joe wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Macintosh instigates a clinch.
joe is trying to break the clinch but Macintosh is controlling him.
Macintosh wants to break the clinch but can't.
Macintosh prevents joe from breaking the clinch.
joe is trying to force a seperation but Macintosh has the dominant position.
joe working hard to break the clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
joe wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
joe working hard to break the clinch.
joe looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Macintosh breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Macintosh gets cracked there but stands up to it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Macintosh scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Macintosh takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Macintosh trying to pass the guard but joe defending well.
Macintosh not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Macintosh thows a huge punch but joe dodges it nicely.
Macintosh missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Macintosh trying to mount his opponent but joe defends it.
joe is trying to stand back up but Macintosh is controlling him
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Macintosh sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. joe defending well though.
Macintosh has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
joe scores with a one two! Macintosh had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Macintosh takes a shot right to the bread basket.
joe uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Macintosh has time to react.
Macintosh looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
joe lands a jab to Macintosh's midsection.
Macintosh tries to close the distance and clinch but joe swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
joe misses with a two punch combination.
Macintosh throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and joe counters with a two punch combo.
Macintosh takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Macintosh clinches up against the cage.
joe wants to break the clinch but can't.
A short left from Macintosh.
joe wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
joe wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Macintosh pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
joe stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and joe wants it to stay on the feet.
joe circles away from the clinch attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
joe cracks Macintosh with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
joe keeps the fight on the outside.
joe scores with a jab to the body.
joe scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
joe changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
joe misses with a double jab.
Macintosh shoots in and drives through. joe sprawls well.
boxer joe has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jack Macintosh.
joe misses with a few strikes there.
joe throws a nice looking combination but Macintosh bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Macintosh gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Macintosh has joe pressed against the cage, preventing joe from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
joe wants to break free but Macintosh has control.
Macintosh keeps the fight in the clinch, despite joe's efforts to push away.
A frustrated look appears on joe's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Macintosh is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. joe can't fight it off and eventually Macintosh manages to take the fight to the floor. joe looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
joe preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
joe has momentary wrist control but Macintosh slips an elbow through the middle.
Macintosh with a flurry of punches that miss.
Macintosh is looking to work some ground and pound but joe has wrist control.
Macintosh stands up over joe, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Macintosh has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of joe is proving hard to escape from.
Macintosh postures up in joe's guard and throws a big left but joe blocks it.
Macintosh with a flurry of punches that miss.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Macintosh on the wrong end of a nice hook.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jack Macintosh comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Macintosh has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 28:29
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jack Macintosh!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mike Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brandon Archey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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230 lbs
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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
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mike Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Brandon Archey!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Steve Montenegro and Jorge Garcia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Archey fails with an attempt to clinch.
Archey looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Jones shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Jones is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Jones not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Jones seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Jones frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones dominating with strikes here.
Jones is controlling this nicely and is looking to make no mistakes. Archey is trying to wiggle out of this horrible position. Archey flips to his side and attempts to get a leg in for half guard. Jones anticipates the leg and manages to get behind Archey and secures both hooks! This could be bad! Jones slips an arm under Archey chin and tries to position for a rear naked choke. Jones has worked the choke in now and it looks tight. Jones is squeezing on Archey like an anaconda would it's prey. Archey fails to tap and has fallen unconscious! We've got ourselves a winner by way of a rear naked choke!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Mike Jones!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Akira Kanehara (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mon Key (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mon Key has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Akira Kanehara!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mon Key!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, Bruno Lombardi and Dean Styles.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Key shoots in for a double leg but Kanehara sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Kanehara scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Kanehara cracks Key with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Key is looking for a sweep.
Kanehara misses with the ground and pound.
Kanehara cracks Key with a big right hand but Key just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Kanehara throwing strikes but Key manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
Kanehara on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Key has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Key gets caught flat footed, as Kanehara shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Kanehara postures up in Key's guard and throws a big left but Key blocks it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Key is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kanehara showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Key is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Kanehara is aware though and is defending well.
Key escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Kanehara gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Key keeping moving, preventing Kanehara from controlling successfully.
Key working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Kanehara.
Kanehara slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Key can't do much from the bottom here.
Key is trying to get back to half 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.
Key prevents Kanehara from improving position.
Key gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Kanehara with good strikes from the mount here!
Key is in a horrible position here. Kanehara smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Key tries to lock up and control but Kanehara gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
A nice elbow there by Kanehara.
Kanehara unloading with bombs!
Kanehara unloading with bombs!
Key keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Key wants to control but Kanehara is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kanehara scoring with strikes but Key is staying in there.
Kanehara has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Key's face.
Kanehara lands a heavy elbow.
Key taking shots to the head.
Key working to try and regain half guard.
Key wants to control but Kanehara is having none of it.
Kanehara jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Key is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Key and Kanehara has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
Kanehara taking a breather here.
Kanehara landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kanehara wants to control but Key is keeping him busy.
Kanehara working the body and head with strikes.
Key is trying to control Kanehara's posture but Kanehara avoids it.
Kanehara working the ground and pound.
You can see the frustration on Key's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Kanehara tries to move to mount but Key blocks the move with his legs.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Key sneaks back into half guard.
Kanehara throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Akira Kanehara dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Kanehara shoots in for a double leg but Key sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Key doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Kanehara decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Key's guard.
Kanehara trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Key looking to hit a scissor sweep but Kanehara is one step ahead there.
Kanehara passes Key's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Key is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Kanehara scores with a couple of nice shots.
Key is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Kanehara winds up and cracks Key with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kanehara is working for a kimura but Key is defending it quite comfortably.
Kanehara uses his free foot to push down on Key's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Key.
Kanehara looking to control but Key is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Kanehara with the ground and pound from mount.
Key is wriggling around trying to escape.
Key is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Kanehara breaks from Key's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Key keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kanehara fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Kanehara lands a big shot there that rocks Key but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Kanehara is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Key can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Key is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kanehara lands a nice shot to the head.
Key is still in real trouble! Can Kanehara finish him?
Oooooh, big shot lands for Kanehara! Key is hurt baaadly! Kanehara is firing away with more strikes - Key is covering up... the ref is warning him to do something. He's just covering up though still and the ref has to step in to end the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:46 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Akira Kanehara!
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