QFC Tournament 350 Round 2 PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Kornus Mansus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tatu Kamia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Mansus
vs
Kamia

172 cm
25
133 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

186 cm
25
199 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
KO power

Good takedowns
Brawler
Very confident

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Kornus Mansus!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Tatu Kamia!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Santiago Holmes and Bart Greer.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Kamia gets a double leg takedown into Mansus's guard.
Kamia pushing down on Mansus's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Kamia trying to pass the guard but Mansus defending well.
Mansus pushes Kamia off looking to stand but Kamia dives back in and keeps control.

Kamia is working for a kimura but Mansus is defending it quite comfortably.

Kamia is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Mansus is just riding it out for now. Kamia eventually gives up the hold.
Well, if Kamia is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kamia is looking to advance position but Mansus won't allow it.

Kamia is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Mansus is just riding it out for now. Kamia eventually gives up the hold.
Kamia wants to take a breather but Mansus is having none of it.

Kamia is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Mansus has managed to free his arm - good work.
Mansus won't allow Kamia to pass to mount.
Mansus is refusing to be controlled, as Kamia sits in half guard.
Mansus might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Kamia prevents Mansus from standing back up.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Mansus trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
Kamia has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Kamia scores with a couple of good head shots there.

Kamia is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Mansus can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kamia is looking to work his way around to Mansus's back. He needs to be careful though, as he's in danger of losing this dominant position.

Kamia has control of Mansus's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Mansus regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Kamia trying to control but he's not successful this time.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kamia throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Kamia won't let Mansus get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Kamia fails to take his opponent's back.
Mansus is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Mansus is breathing heavily.
Kamia wants to control the pace but Mansus is squirming around nicely.
Kamia working the ground and pound effectively.
Kamia controlling from mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kamia can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Mansus is looking to escape.

Kamia is working for a guillotine from mount but Mansus frees his head quite easily.

Kamia is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Mansus is surviving well by controlling Kamia's body position as best he can.
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!
Kamia tries to control but Mansus wriggling away.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Kamia is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Mansus is surviving well by controlling Kamia's body position as best he can.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Mansus pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Kamia back to the cage. Mansus follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.

A momentary lapse in concentration from Mansus enables Kamia to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Mansus manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Tatu Kamia has got the better of the ground game so far.

Kamia drops back looking for a leg! Mansus is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Mansus manages to kick Kamia off! Kamia jumps back into Mansus's guard.
Kamia is pushing down on Mansus's leg trying to pass to half guard. Mansus is fighting to maintain full guard but Kamia has managed to sneak the leg through.
Kamia works his foot free and advances to mount.
Kamia is trying to take his opponent's back.

Kamia with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mansus wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kamia controlling the pace for now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mansus is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.

Kamia wants to finish this one by submission but Mansus is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Kamia.
Kamia looking to control but Mansus is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Mansus really wants to buck Kamia off and get back to his feet.
Mansus is trying to escape the mount but Kamia keeps good control and instead manages to take Mansus's back.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Mansus defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Kamia's arms.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Kamia working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet.

Kamia is persistently looking for the submission but Mansus is defending it well.
Mansus has the hand control, trying to stop the rear naked choke.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Kamia has the hooks in and he's looking for a rear naked choke here. Mansus is defending well but eventually Kamia manages to get an arm under the chin and he's locked on the RNC! Mansus has no choice but to tap now! He does! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Tatu Kamia!

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energy
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hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
55%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Rafa Devis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dj FU (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rafa Devis could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Dj FU's chin.

Devis
vs
FU

190 cm
20
185 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

173 cm
25
184 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
KO power

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Determined

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Rafa Devis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Dj FU!
The judges for this bout are Sandra Marshall, Santiago Holmes and Bart Greer.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Devis showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from FU.

FU fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Devis sprawls well initially but FU persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
FU stops Devis from getting back to his feet.
Devis wants to improve his position but FU is controlling well.
FU not doing much here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Devis trying to control but FU postures up.
Nice strikes from FU there.
FU looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.

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

That's one minute gone in the round.
FU controlling the action here.
Devis is looking to improve his position.
Devis is in trouble now - FU has advanced to mount!
FU landing shots from mount.
FU should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
FU is landing with some decent strikes but Devis is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
FU looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
FU lands with some strikes.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
FU lands with some strikes.
FU content just to control the position here.
FU is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Devis can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
FU is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Devis can't stay in a position like this for much longer.

Devis is rocked!
FU looking to finish here with some ground and pound. He lands one big shot that has Devis covering up... and two more big strikes land, forcing the referee to step in and put and end to proceedings! This fight is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dj FU!

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
50%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jermain Leaseau (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Roman Volkov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Roman Volkov told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!

Leaseau
vs
Volkov

170 cm
25
185 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

176 cm
25
185 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Heavy handed

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Jermain Leaseau!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Roman Volkov!
The judges for this bout are Winston Alpacca, Michael Johnstone and Dirk Anderson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A combination from Volkov does no damage.
Leaseau tries to clinch but Volkov moves out of range.
Good standup being displayed there by Volkov as he connects with a hook.

It looks like Jermain Leaseau has been cut.
Leaseau is trying hard to land a takedown here. Volkov sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Leaseau throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Volkov's waist but Volkov gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Leaseau off to one side.
Roman Volkov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Volkov misses with a wild combination.
Jab from Volkov.
Volkov moves forwards but Leaseau connects with a nice, crisp jab.
A punch combination from Volkov misses.
Volkov cracks Leaseau with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Volkov throws a series of punches but Leaseau avoids them all with ease.
Volkov looks to score with a jab to the body but Leaseau is just out of range.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Volkov!
Volkov swinging wildly here.
Volkov misses with a series of wild punches.
Leaseau misses with a double jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Leaseau tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Volkov defends well and Leaseau ends up having to push Volkov into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jermain Leaseau. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Volkov breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Leaseau shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Volkov as he avoids it easily.
Volkov tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Leaseau was well out of range. Poor timing from Volkov.
Leaseau moves out of range as Volkov strikes.
Leaseau looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Volkov is fending him off so far but Leaseau persists. Nope, Volkov circles away and we're back to standing.
Volkov uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Volkov scores with a hook to the body. Leaseau takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Leaseau tries for a takedown but Volkov sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Volkov scores with a nice head shot.
Leaseau takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Leaseau uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Volkov.
Leaseau showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Volkov.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Volkov swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Volkov lands a glancing blow to the side of Leaseau's head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Volkov throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Leaseau counters with a two punch combo.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Leaseau.
Leaseau takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
A looping hook to the body misses from Volkov. Leaseau does a little dance to reset his feet.
Leaseau tries for a takedown but Volkov sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
The crowd cheers as Volkov lands an impressive looking overhand right. Leaseau doesn't seem phased though.
Volkov stalks Leaseau and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Leaseau's face. Leaseau staggers backwards, shaken.

Jermain Leaseau's cut is getting worse.
Volkov looks winded!
Leaseau fails in his attempt to clinch.
Leaseau misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Volkov misses with a series of wild punches.
Volkov throws a nice looking combination but Leaseau bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Leaseau. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
A combination from Volkov does no damage.
Volkov throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Volkov takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Leaseau tries to clinch up but Volkov circles away and keeps his distance.
Leaseau misses with a wild combination.
Leaseau is looking to clinch.
Volkov misses with a jab, cross combination.

Leaseau closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.

Leaseau successfully pulls guard.
Leaseau has Volkov pulled in close to control his posture.
Leaseau bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Volkov's guard.
Leaseau controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Leaseau stands up over Volkov, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Volkov is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Leaseau is controlling him.
Leaseau working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Leaseau is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Leaseau with a nice head shot there.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Leaseau with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Leaseau is stalling in the full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Roman Volkov dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jermain Leaseau's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Leaseau paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Leaseau changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Volkov tries to avoid it but Leaseau manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Volkov to the ground. Volkov escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Volkov misses with a wild combination.
Volkov moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Leaseau avoids a punch combination nicely.
Volkov looks to land a right hand but Leaseau moved out of range.
Volkov throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Leaseau closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Volkov misses with a double jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Leaseau tries to close the distance and clinch but Volkov swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Volkov keeps the fight on the outside.
Volkov feints a jab promting Leaseau to slip. Volkov then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Leaseau slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Volkov rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Leaseau moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Volkov is breathing heavily.
Leaseau misses with a takedown attempt - Volkov sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Volkov fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Volkov fails to land with a series of punches.
Leaseau misses with a kick to the body.
Volkov fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Leaseau manages to avoid it.
Leaseau throws a head kick that misses.
Leaseau tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Volkov paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Leaseau shoots in but no luck this time.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jermain Leaseau. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Volkov tries to bum rush Leaseau with a series of wild strikes but Leaseau uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Volkov stuffs the takedown.
Volkov blocks a head kick by Leaseau.
Leaseau misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Leaseau takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Volkov misses with a few strikes there.
Nice uppercut lands for Volkov. That snapped Leaseau's head back.
Volkov throws a right hand that Leaseau ducks under and follows up with a left that Leaseau also avoids with ease.
Volkov throws the left hand but Leaseau avoids the punch easily.
Leaseau jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Volkov misses with a few strikes there.

Leaseau fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Volkov to the ground. Leaseau is now in Volkov's guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Leaseau's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Volkov can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Leaseau controls the pace.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leaseau lands a couple of digs.
Leaseau scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Leaseau postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Leaseau slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Leaseau slows the pace down.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Leaseau working the body and head with strikes.
Leaseau lands a few punches from side control.
Leaseau trying to control the action but Volkov is working from the bottom.
Leaseau is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Volkov is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Volkov really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Leaseau. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Volkov seems a little lost for a moment, as Leaseau dominates the positioning.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jermain Leaseau dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Jermain Leaseau's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! 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.

Leaseau dodges the punch combination from Volkov.
Volkov swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Volkov takes a swing at Leaseau's ribcage but misses.
Volkov misses with a double jab.
Leaseau avoids a punch combination nicely.
Leaseau bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Volkov lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Leaseau circles away quickly and effectively.
Leaseau will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Volkov connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Volkov takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Volkov misses with a wild body shot.
Leaseau misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Volkov takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Leaseau showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Volkov.
Leaseau tries to close the distance and clinch but Volkov swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Leaseau clinches up against the cage.

Volkov escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Donk. Volkov catches Leaseau right on the button with a cross.
Volkov misses with a series of wild punches.
Sloppy strikes from Volkov. Those never looked like landing.
Leaseau shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Volkov as he jumps to the side.
Leaseau tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Volkov manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Volkov swinging wildly here.
Leaseau fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jermain Leaseau. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Volkov slips a jab and a cross from Leaseau.
Leaseau tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Volkov defends well and Leaseau ends up having to push Volkov into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Volkov has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.

Leaseau jumps guard and drags Volkov to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.

Volkov wants to stand up, so he's looking to wriggle free of Leaseau's closed guard. He's half up but Leaseau has locked on to an arm! Uh oh! Leaseau pivots and extends the arm, Volkov falls face first to the mat and taps??... does he?? YES! He's tapping! Excellent counter grappling there by Leaseau! Well done that man!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:29 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Jermain Leaseau!

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energy
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hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Main event

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jaco De Bruyn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jayme Thales (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jaco De Bruyn had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business

De Bruyn
vs
Thales

191 cm
25
193 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

189 cm
25
167 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Good in bed

BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
Tends to cut

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Jaco De Bruyn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Jayme Thales!
The judges for this bout are Winston Alpacca, Sandra Marshall and Peter Branson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thales misses with a low kick.

De Bruyn lands a high kick to the side of Thales's head that stuns him and send him tumbling down to the canvas! De Bruyn dives into guard, looking to finish.

Thales is rocked!

It looks like Jayme Thales has been cut.
De Bruyn has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Thales escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. De Bruyn gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Thales is still in real trouble! Can De Bruyn finish him?
Thales throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
De Bruyn trying to control the position from guard on top but Thales is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
De Bruyn stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Thales swivels though and keeps the full guard.
De Bruyn slips nicely into half guard.
De Bruyn is trying to control. Thales wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.

Thales is defending against the submission attempts here by De Bruyn.

De Bruyn is looking for a kimura here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
De Bruyn is trying to control the action in half guard but Thales is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.

De Bruyn is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Thales works his way to full guard. Good work.
Thales is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Thales wants to stand and escape but De Bruyn is having none of it.

De Bruyn avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Thales has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
De Bruyn tries to free his leg and advance position but Thales is retaining full guard.
De Bruyn trying to control the position from guard on top but Thales is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
De Bruyn stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Thales swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Thales is looking to stand up but De Bruyn isn't so interested in that idea.
De Bruyn tries to free his leg and advance position but Thales is retaining full guard.
Thales trying to keep a closed guard but De Bruyn is proving a slippery customer.

Thales is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
De Bruyn tries to circle away but Thales has him pinned against the cage.
Thales seems to have recovered his senses.
De Bruyn has had enough of the clinch but Thales keeps him there for the moment.

Thales breaks from the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
De Bruyn throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
De Bruyn is breathing heavily.

Thales closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming De Bruyn to the mat! De Bruyn manages to get full guard.
De Bruyn preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Thales slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Thales connects with a couple of short punches.
Thales content to stall in guard here.
Thales passes easily into side control. Nice work.
De Bruyn is looking to regain half guard here but Thales keeps moving and retains side control.
Thales controls the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Thales decides to take the fight back to the feet.
This has been an exciting period of action!
De Bruyn throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

Thales closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. De Bruyn did well to prevent Thales getting side control.
De Bruyn is looking to improve his position.
Thales seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
De Bruyn trying to control from the bottom.
De Bruyn is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Thales trying to control the pace.
Thales is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Bruyn is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Thales scores with a couple of nice shots.
De Bruyn trying to control here.
Thales working De Bruyn over with strikes.
Nice strikes from Thales there.

Thales stands up and beckons De Bruyn to join him on the feet.

Thales instigates a clinch.

Thales works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Thales slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Bruyn looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
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!
Thales slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.

The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Jayme Thales wasn't active enough on the ground.
Thales avoids the head kick by De Bruyn.
Thales shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Thales.
De Bruyn is being controlled here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Thales decides to stand up, so the ref orders De Bruyn to his feet.
Thales misses with a leg kick
and De Bruyn counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Thales is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Thales throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
De Bruyn throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jayme Thales dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jayme Thales's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

De Bruyn tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Thales swivels and escapes.

Thales darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.

Thales postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for De Bruyn to stand up.
Jaco De Bruyn is winning the standup battle so far.
De Bruyn misses with a head kick.
De Bruyn throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
De Bruyn tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
De Bruyn pulls out of a head kick attempt.
De Bruyn tries a head kick but it misses.
De Bruyn throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
De Bruyn misses with a head kick.

Thales darts in and clinches De Bruyn up against the cage.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Thales stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.

Thales manages to pull guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Thales has managed to work for a loose triangle. I think De Bruyn should be able to defend this one pretty easily though. Oh, Thales has tightened it up now! De Bruyn should have reacted faster there - he's in big trouble and yes, he's tapped out! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:22 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Jayme Thales!

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hype
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pop
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