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QFC Tournament 218 Round 2 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Zotea Xiabo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Tyson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mike Tyson will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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212 lbs
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214 lbs
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Good takedowns
Brawler
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Zotea Xiabo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mike Tyson!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Chris Downing and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tyson with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Tyson keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Xiabo shoots in but no luck this time.
Xiabo ducks right into an uppercut from Tyson.
Xiabo has his takedown stuffed
and Tyson counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Zotea Xiabo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tyson throws a leg kick but Xiabo sees it coming and moves out of range.
Tyson scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
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!
Tyson stuffs the takedown attempt from Xiabo. Xiabo gets slowly back to his feet.
Xiabo is breathing heavily.
Nice takedown defense from Tyson. No joy for Xiabo on that attempt.
Zotea Xiabo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tyson lands a big uppercut and Xiabo crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Xiabo looks OK. Tyson waves Xiabo back to his feet!
Xiabo is rocked!
Tyson shakes his hands by his side, trying to relax. Xiabo takes his eyes off the ball for a moment - Tyson sees the opportunity and cracks him with a massive hook! Xiabo bends double and collapses on top of himself - he's out! The crowd are going absolutely nuts! Wow, what a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Mike Tyson!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Daniel Dos Santos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bongi Khumalo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bongi Khumalo is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Daniel Dos Santos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bongi Khumalo!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Robert Twigg and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Khumalo tries to close the distance and clinch but Dos Santos swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Khumalo avoids a punch combination nicely.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Dos Santos.
Khumalo stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Khumalo wants it to stay on the feet.
Khumalo moves in looking to clinch but Dos Santos pushes him off.
Dos Santos keeps the fight on the outside.
We're hearing some news coming in from back stage. It's official - Khumalo has eaten all the pies!
No luck with that takedown attempt from Dos Santos.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Daniel Dos Santos. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A head kick misses from Dos Santos.
Khumalo fails in his attempt to clinch.
Khumalo tries to close the distance and clinch up but Dos Santos swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Dos Santos slaps away a takedown attempt from Khumalo, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Dos Santos looks to score with a jab to the body but Khumalo is just out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dos Santos stuffs the takedown.
Khumalo misses with a double jab.
Khumalo looks for the body kick but Dos Santos saw that one coming.
Dos Santos avoids a kick to the body.
Dos Santos looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Dos Santos gets a clinch.
Dos Santos breaks the clinch.
Nice takedown defense from Dos Santos. No joy for Khumalo on that attempt.
Dos Santos fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Dos Santos misses with a few strikes there.
Khumalo on the wrong end of a nice jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Khumalo stuffs the takedown.
Khumalo avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
An inside leg kick from Dos Santos misses.
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!
Dos Santos shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Khumalo as he avoids it easily.
Dos Santos defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Khumalo.
Khumalo tries to clinch but Dos Santos moves out of range.
Khumalo keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Dos Santos is breathing heavily.
Dos Santos works Khumalo's body with a nice hook.
Khumalo shoots for a takedown but Dos Santos saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Dos Santos shoots for a takedown but Khumalo saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
A combination from Khumalo does no damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Khumalo is defended easily by Dos Santos.
Khumalo throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Dos Santos.
It looks like Daniel Dos Santos has been cut.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Dos Santos.
Dos Santos forces Khumalo back against the cage and clinches.
Khumalo misses with an elbow strike.
Khumalo using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Dos Santos has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Dos Santos wants to break the clinch but can't.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Khumalo misses with an elbow over the top.
Dos Santos escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Dos Santos shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Khumalo but Khumalo pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Khumalo throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Dos Santos swings widly with a right hand
and Khumalo counters with a body kick that stops Dos Santos in his tracks momentarily.
Dos Santos shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Khumalo looks for the body kick but Dos Santos saw that one coming.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Khumalo connects with an inside leg kick.
Khumalo tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Dos Santos swivels and escapes.
Khumalo shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Dos Santos pinned against the cage. Dos Santos gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Daniel Dos Santos will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Daniel Dos Santos's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Khumalo looks for a takedown but Dos Santos sprawls well.
Khumalo misses with a kick to the body.
Khumalo slaps away a takedown attempt from Dos Santos, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Khumalo tries to clinch up but Dos Santos circles away and keeps his distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Khumalo takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Khumalo is trying hard to land a takedown here. Dos Santos sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Dos Santos tries a head kick but it misses.
Khumalo is trying hard to land a takedown here. Dos Santos sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Daniel Dos Santos has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bongi Khumalo.
Khumalo is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dos Santos fails with an attempt to clinch.
Dos Santos keeps the fight on the outside.
A nice combination there by Dos Santos.
Dos Santos fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Khumalo fails to land the takedown.
Daniel Dos Santos is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Khumalo tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Khumalo is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Dos Santos misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Dos Santos stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Dos Santos wants it to stay on the feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Khumalo.
Dos Santos shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Khumalo as he jumps to the side.
Khumalo shoots in but no luck this time.
Dos Santos circles away from the clinch attempt.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Khumalo throws a sloppy head kick and Dos Santos moves out of range easily.
Dos Santos showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Khumalo.
Dos Santos will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Dos Santos shoots in but no luck this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Khumalo stuffs the takedown.
Dos Santos tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Khumalo paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Dos Santos connects with a leg kick. Khumalo looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Dos Santos throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Khumalo scores with a decent looking hook.
Dos Santos throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Khumalo.
Khumalo shoots in looking for a takedown but Dos Santos manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Khumalo's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Dos Santos instigates a clinch.
Khumalo scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Dos Santos prevents the takedown attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dos Santos manages to break the clinch.
Dos Santos shoots for a double leg takedown but Khumalo sprawls well. He's pushed Dos Santos's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Dos Santos takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Nice uppercut lands for Dos Santos. That snapped Khumalo's head back.
Dos Santos circles away from the clinch attempt.
Dos Santos misses with a wild combination.
Khumalo has a takedown stuffed.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dos Santos lands a head kick. Khumalo smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Daniel Dos Santos dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Daniel Dos Santos's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Khumalo tries to clinch there but Dos Santos circles away.
Khumalo shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Dos Santos as he jumps to the side.
Daniel Dos Santos is winning the standup battle so far.
Khumalo shoots in for a double leg but Dos Santos sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Khumalo on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Khumalo takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Dos Santos misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Khumalo will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Daniel Dos Santos has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bongi Khumalo.
Khumalo takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Khumalo ducks right into an uppercut from Dos Santos.
Dos Santos cracks Khumalo with a good jab.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Good standup being displayed there by Dos Santos as he connects with a hook.
Dos Santos fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Khumalo on the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Khumalo throws a head kick but Dos Santos moves out of range.
Dos Santos lands a head shot.
Dos Santos moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Khumalo tries to keep at a distance but Dos Santos has taken the fight into the clinch.
Khumalo jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Dos Santos walks away with a smile on his face. Khumalo gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Dos Santos throws a shot to the body.
Dos Santos scores with a head kick. Khumalo tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Dos Santos lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Khumalo backs up against the cage.
Khumalo is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dos Santos drops a shoulder and throws an uppercut that cracks Khumalo right on the button. Khumalo goes down! Dos Santos follows him to the mat and finishes the job with more strikes! Dos Santos gets the win via TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Daniel Dos Santos!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Easy Win (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kshitij Singh Negi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Singh Negi has chosen Snoop Dogg - Breathe It In as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Solid boxing
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Brawler
Solid chin |
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Easy Win!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kshitij Singh Negi!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Cecil Peabody and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Singh Negi ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Singh Negi bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Win looks to land a right hand but Singh Negi moved out of range.
Win loads up on a big right hand but Singh Negi slips the punch.
Singh Negi fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Win, pushing him back against the cage.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Singh Negi has Win pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Singh Negi pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Win tumbling to the mat - Singh Negi dives into Win's guard.
Singh Negi slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Win wants to get back to his feet but Singh Negi is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Win avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Singh Negi stops Win from standing up.
Singh Negi postures up in Win's guard and throws a big left but Win blocks it.
Singh Negi is standing up over Win. Win looks to escape but Singh Negi dives into side control.
Singh Negi tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Singh Negi has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Win bucks up and tries to throw Singh Negi off but instead Singh Negi has got his back!
Win has the hand control, trying to stop the rear naked choke.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Singh Negi tries to get the hooks in deep but Win pushed the leg off.
Singh Negi throwing sloppy strikes.
Singh Negi has good solid back control here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Singh Negi somehow managing to miss with a strike from the back.
Singh Negi has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Win holding both Singh Negi 's hands and preventing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Singh Negi is working for a rear naked choke. Win is not defending it well and Singh Negi has tightened it up quickly! This could be all over! Win refuses to tap and goes to sleep, forcing the referee to intervene. A little trickle of blood came out of Win's nose as his head slumped to the floor. That is naaaasty!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Kshitij Singh Negi!
In his post fight interview, Kshitij Singh Negi gave a big smile as he said '''I am the WILD KING OF BEAST.I don't allow my prey
to escape.'''.
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Main event
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mariusz Korzen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Leo Bernardo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bernardo is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Nyan cat. Leo Bernardo is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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Brawler
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mariusz Korzen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Leo Bernardo!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Tiny Johnson and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bernardo slaps away a takedown attempt from Korzen, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Korzen gets caught napping as Bernardo dives in and scores a takedown. Korzen manages to retain guard.
Bernardo trying to control but Korzen is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Korzen escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Bernardo gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Bernardo tries to free his leg and advance position but Korzen is retaining full guard.
Bernardo drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Korzen dives on top into guard.
Bernardo escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Korzen gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Korzen wants to stand and escape but instead Bernardo has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Korzen pulls Bernardo in to control the position.
Bernardo thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Bernardo looking to pass the guard.
Korzen is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Bernardo defends well.
Bernardo looking to pass the guard.
Bernardo is in close to Korzen's body, working some short punches and elbows.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Korzen keeping moving, preventing Bernardo from controlling successfully.
Bernardo drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Korzen manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Bernardo has Korzen in his guard.
Bernardo keeping moving, preventing Korzen from controlling successfully.
Bernardo is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Korzen tries to free his leg and advance position but Bernardo is retaining full guard.
Korzen trying to control but Bernardo is working from the bottom.
Mariusz Korzen has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Korzen throws a sloppy head kick and Bernardo moves out of range easily.
Bernardo dodges the punch combination from Korzen.
Korzen misses with a takedown attempt
and Bernardo counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Korzen is breathing heavily.
Bernardo stands and steps away. Korzen gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Bernardo closes the distance and lands a one-two.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bernardo gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Bernardo successfully pulls guard.
Korzen pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Bernardo is keeping the position for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bernardo working for a triangle but Korzen defends it easily.
Korzen trying to stand up but can't free himself from Bernardo's guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bernardo controlling Korzen's posture.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Leo Bernardo dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Bernardo closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Bernardo tries to pass the half guard into mount. Korzen knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Bernardo stalling away here and it's allowed Korzen to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Korzen wants to sweep but no luck.
Bernardo trying to control but Korzen is working from the bottom.
Bernardo is stalling in the full guard.
Bernardo drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Bernardo jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Bernardo trying to control but Korzen is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Leo Bernardo hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Korzen slaps away a takedown attempt from Bernardo, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Bernardo rushes Korzen and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Korzen throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Bernardo jumps guard but Korzen turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Bernardo pulls guard successfully.
Korzen wants to control from the top but Bernardo keeps moving.
Korzen tries to free his leg and advance position but Bernardo is retaining full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Korzen gets to his feet - Bernardo follows without any prompting.
Korzen shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Bernardo is not content to let Korzen control the position.
Bernardo is breathing heavily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Korzen decides to return to a standing position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Korzen shoots in looking for a takedown but Bernardo manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Korzen's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Bernardo looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Bernardo throws a right and a left that Korzen avoids nicely.
Bernardo lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Bernardo misses with a head kick.
Bernardo throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Korzen looks for a takedown but Bernardo sprawls well.
Korzen closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Bernardo to the mat! Bernardo manages to get full guard.
Korzen stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Bernardo swivels though and keeps the full guard.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Bernardo holds on and takes a little breather.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Korzen wants to control from the top but Bernardo keeps moving.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Mariusz Korzen just wasn't active enough.
Bernardo misses with the combination.
Bernardo closes this distance looking for a takedown but Korzen circles away.
Mariusz Korzen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Leo Bernardo.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bernardo pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Bernardo takes the fight into the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bernardo jumps guard but Korzen turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Leo Bernardo will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Bernardo throws a head kick that Korzen semi-blocks.
Bernardo closes the distance and clinches.
Korzen drags the fight down to the ground.
Bernardo 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.
Bernardo stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Korzen swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Korzen is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Korzen tries to strike from the bottom.
Bernardo trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Korzen is trying to keep Bernardo in close.
Korzen keeping moving, preventing Bernardo from controlling successfully.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Korzen scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Bernardo trying to control here.
Korzen thows a huge punch but Bernardo dodges it nicely.
Bernardo trying to control here.
Korzen trying to control the pace.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mariusz Korzen has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Korzen wants to clinch.
Korzen feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Korzen tries to stand but Bernardo is controlling from the bottom.
Korzen tries to free his leg and advance position but Bernardo is retaining full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bernardo keeping moving, preventing Korzen from controlling successfully.
We're going to have a standup here because Mariusz Korzen wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Bernardo misses with a double jab.
Korzen gets tackled into the cage by Bernardo. Bernardo maintains the clinch.
Korzen tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bernardo's elbow.
Bernardo jumps guard and drags Korzen to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Bernardo keeping moving, preventing Korzen from controlling successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mariusz Korzen has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Bernardo tries to bum rush Korzen with a series of wild strikes but Korzen uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Bernardo chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Bernardo.
Bernardo throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Korzen is trying hard to land a takedown here. Bernardo sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Bernardo rushes Korzen and presses him up against the cage.
Korzen fails to pull guard.
Bernardo has Korzen pushed against the cage.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bernardo has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Korzen uses from the top position.
Korzen makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
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 Mariusz Korzen.
Well Bernardo has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge George Francis scores the fight for Leo Bernardo!
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight for Leo Bernardo!
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight for Leo Bernardo!
Leo Bernardo wins by unanimous decision!
Leo Bernardo thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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