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Chaos-Three PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dexter Morgan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sergey Vasilyev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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BJJ White 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 The Island, Dexter Morgan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Sergey Vasilyev!
The judges for this bout are Michael Johnstone, Daniel Franklin and Santiago Holmes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sloppy strikes from Morgan. Those never looked like landing.
Morgan cracks Vasilyev with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Morgan throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Morgan lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Morgan throws a right hand that Vasilyev ducks under and follows up with a left that Vasilyev also avoids with ease.
Morgan lands a jab to Vasilyev's midsection.
Morgan cracks Vasilyev with an open hand slap.
Morgan connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Morgan lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Morgan definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Vasilyev closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Vasilyev lands in his opponent's guard.
Vasilyev stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Morgan swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Vasilyev wants to control from the top but Morgan keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vasilyev forces his way into half guard.
Vasilyev is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Vasilyev is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Vasilyev looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Vasilyev trying to control the action but Morgan is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vasilyev is pressing down on Morgan's thigh, looking to free his foot. Morgan is holding on for now.
Morgan is defending against the submission attempts here by Vasilyev.
Vasilyev is working for a kimura but Morgan is defending it quite comfortably.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morgan wants to get back to his feet.
Vasilyev is trying to control the action in half guard but Morgan is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Vasilyev is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Vasilyev is trying for a kimura here. Morgan looks like he's in a lot of pain... and he's tapping out! Vasilyev wins by kimura!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Sergey Vasilyev!
After the fight, Sergey Vasilyev was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between JJ Lycka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jason Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). JJ Lycka could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Jason Smith's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight 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, JJ Lycka!
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, Jason Smith!
The judges for this bout are Bart Greer, Winston Alpacca and Michael Johnstone.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lycka scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Smith is looking for a sweep.
Lycka tries for a kimura but Smith is defending well.
Lycka looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Lycka working the ground and pound.
Smith is looking for a sweep.
Smith takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Smith is trying to work for a sweep but Lycka has mounted him!
Smith is looking to get to half guard.
Lycka cracks Smith with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Smith is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lycka with shots to the head and body - Smith looks very uncomfortable down there.
Smith is still in real trouble! Can Lycka finish him?
Lycka drops a big elbow. That's hurt Smith! More shots from Lycka and the ref steps in! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). JJ Lycka!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Psycho Island (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thomas Bricker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Psycho Island has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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Basic striking
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight 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, Psycho Island !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Thomas Bricker!
The judges for this bout are Winston Alpacca, Bart Greer and Sandra Marshall.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Island scores with a jab to the head.
Bricker throws a series of punches but Island avoids them all with ease.
Horrible takedown attempt by Bricker or perhaps it was just good defense by Island , which made it look bad.
Bricker dives in and grabs Island 's left leg, looking for a takedown. Island pushes down on Bricker's head and hops out.
Island throws a shot to the body.
Island lands a nice shot to the body.
Island closes the distance and clinches.
Island lands a nice uppercut.
Island lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Bricker or not.
Island lands a hook that snaps the head of Bricker backwards.
A hook to the body from Island .
Island gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Bricker.
Psycho Island has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Thomas Bricker.
Island lands a body shot in the clinch.
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!
A right handed body shot lands from Island .
Island lands on the inside with an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bricker wants a takedown.
Island lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Island has Bricker pushed against the cage.
Island throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Island lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Island lands a shot to the body.
Island works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Bricker jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Island walks away with a smile on his face. Bricker gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Bricker looks winded!
Island throws a combination. Bricker tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Island lunges at Bricker with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Bricker's hand.
Island lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Bricker at a distance.
Island lunges at Bricker with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Bricker's hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bricker on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Island uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Bricker is rocked!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Island closes the distance and pushes Bricker back into the cage.
Island lands a shoulder strike.
Bricker is still on wobbly legs! Can Island finish him?
Bricker looking to stall.
Island lands a left hand that snaps the head of Bricker backwards.
Bricker has had enough of the clinch but Island keeps him there for the moment.
Island lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Bricker letting Island take a breather here.
A short right from Island on the inside.
Island lands a left hand.
Island lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Bricker to his knees! Island keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Psycho Island !
An out of breath and clearly excited Psycho Island thanked Bowsers Island Fightwear for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Barry Allen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jack Sock (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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Basic striking
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Barry Allen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Jack Sock!
The judges for this bout are Sandra Marshall, Peter Branson and Winston Alpacca.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sock looks to land a right hand but Allen moved out of range.
Allen clinches up with Sock and pushes him back against the cage.
Sock is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Allen can't fight it off and eventually Sock manages to take the fight to the floor. Allen looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Sock is looking to work some ground and pound but Allen has wrist control.
Allen is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sock throwing strikes but missing.
Allen had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Sock defends it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sock drops back looking for a leg! Allen is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Allen manages to kick Sock off! Sock jumps back into Allen's guard.
Sock 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.
Sock stands up over Allen, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sock won't allow Allen to sweep him here.
Allen keeping full guard, as Sock tries to pass.
Sock postures up in Allen's guard and throws a big left but Allen blocks it.
Allen has thrown up a leg looking for a triangle. Sock doesn't defend quickly enough and Allen has managed to lock this one up! Can Sock escape?! NO! He's tapping out! Damn, that was a quick submission - congrats to Allen on a fantastic submission victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Barry Allen!
Barry Allen thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between San Terra (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shy Boy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). San Terra could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Shy Boy's chin.
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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 The Island, San Terra!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Shy Boy!
The judges for this bout are Bart Greer, Winston Alpacca and Santiago Holmes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Terra has managed to clinch.
Boy fails to pull guard.
Terra's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Terra seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Boy wants to clinch.
Terra rushes Boy and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Terra breaks from the clinch.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Boy is defended easily by Terra.
Terra pushes Boy up against the cage in a clinch.
Terra's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Terra moves into the clinch successfully.
Terra pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A combination from Terra does no damage.
Terra throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Boy shoots in for a takedown but Terra shows good takedown defense.
San Terra has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Shy Boy.
Boy fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Terra avoids it really well and circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Terra has Boy up against the cage in a clinch.
Boy misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Boy is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Terra's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Terra avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Terra cracks Boy with a good jab.
It looks like Shy Boy has been cut.
Terra moves into the clinch successfully.
Terra's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Terra rushes Boy and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Boy jumps into guard, dragging Terra to the mat.
Boy has a closed guard, preventing Terra from standing up.
Boy looking to control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boy is looking to stand up but Terra isn't so interested in that idea.
Terra postures up.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Boy is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Terra throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Boy stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Boy fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Terra looks to land a combination but Boy avoids it well.
Terra gets a clinch.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Terra manages to break the clinch.
Boy tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Terra swivels and escapes.
Terra moves into the clinch successfully.
Terra manages to break the clinch.
Terra misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Boy shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Terra pinned against the cage. Terra gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Nice takedown defense from Terra. No joy for Boy on that attempt.
Terra moves into range and clinches up with Boy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Terra breaks the clinch.
Boy shoots in but no luck this time.
Terra throws a jab but it's blocked by Boy.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Both fighters circling slowly here as the pace drops. Hopefully one of them does someth.. OOOHHHH!!!! Terra throws an absolute beast of a head kick! Boy is done! He's out cold, twisted and contorted up against the cage! Wow!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). San Terra!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Conor Brazier (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hai Howru (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Brazier comes to the cage accompanied by #Swag. Conor Brazier has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Conor Brazier!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Hai Howru!
The judges for this bout are Dirk Anderson, David Hoff and Peter Branson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brazier dives in for a single leg takedown but Howru sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Howru tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Brazier avoids it.
Howru putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Brazier in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Howru lands a good knee to the midsection. Brazier won't want to take too many of those.
Brazier definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Howru lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Howru lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Brazier has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Howru is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Howru lands a nice knee to the body.
Howru lands a damaging elbow.
Nice elbow from Howru.
Brazier is looking to take this one to the mat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Conor Brazier. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Howru lands an elbow just above Brazier 's eye.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Howru gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Brazier.
Howru lands an elbow that stopped Brazier in his tracks for a moment.
Howru stops a takedown attempt from Brazier.
Nice elbow from Howru.
Howru lands a damaging elbow.
Howru has Brazier pushed against the cage.
Howru lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Howru lands a good knee to the midsection. Brazier won't want to take too many of those.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Howru unloads a knee to the mid-section. Brazier lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Brazier wants a takedown.
Brazier is breathing heavily.
Brazier drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Howru lands an elbow just above Brazier 's eye.
Howru prevents the takedown attempt.
Brazier takes an elbow to the forehead.
Howru breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Brazier shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Howru as he avoids it easily.
Brazier fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Howru looks to land a combination but Brazier avoids it well.
Donk. Howru catches Brazier right on the button with a cross.
Horrible takedown attempt by Brazier or perhaps it was just good defense by Howru, which made it look bad.
Howru throws a lazy right hand but Brazier sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Brazier with a lazy takedown attempt
and Howru counters with a nice uppercut.
Brazier is rocked!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Howru loads up on a big right hand but Brazier slips the punch.
Oh Brazier is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Howru lands with a precision combination! Left, right, uppercut and Brazier falls flat on his face, eyes wide open but he's out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:10 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Hai Howru!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between TJ Grant (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Keiji Kosaka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, TJ Grant!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Keiji Kosaka!
The judges for this bout are David Hoff, Daniel Franklin and Santiago Holmes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kosaka misses with the combination.
Kosaka connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Kosaka lands a body shot.
Kosaka jabs at Grant's body.
Grant shoots in and drives through. Kosaka sprawls well.
Grant drives through with a takedown into Kosaka's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Kosaka utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Kosaka doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Grant is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Grant stands and throws Kosaka's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Grant has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Grant working the body and head with strikes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kosaka tries to buck Grant off but Grant is having none of it.
Kosaka takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grant working the ground and pound.
Grant working the body and head with strikes.
Grant in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Kosaka can do anything to dispel that myth.
Kosaka takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Kosaka striking from the bottom but nothing landed.
Kosaka takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Kosaka takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Kosaka tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Kosaka is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Kosaka really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Grant. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grant grinds an elbow into Kosaka's temple.
Grant is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Kosaka is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Kosaka is trying to get back to half guard.
Grant working the head and body with strikes.
Kosaka is trying to improve his position.
Kosaka looking for a sweep but Grant has passed into full mount! Oh no!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kosaka is wriggling around trying to escape.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kosaka is flailing around like a fish out of water, trying to land strikes.
Grant postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Kosaka looks a forlorn figure.
Kosaka can't escape the position.
Grant scoring with strikes but Kosaka is staying in there.
Grant scoring with strikes but Kosaka is staying in there.
Kosaka throwing hammer fists to the chest of Grant. What's that going to do exactly?
Kosaka is looking to get to half guard.
Grant is in the full mount, landing strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grant lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Kosaka in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Grant connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Kosaka working to try and regain half guard.
Grant lands a nice shot to the head.
Kosaka is in all sorts of trouble here.
Grant dominating with strikes here.
Grant prevents Kosaka from getting the reversal.
Grant with a couple of short strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
TJ Grant dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Grant is trying hard to land a takedown here. Kosaka sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Grant closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Kosaka did well to prevent Grant getting side control.
Grant working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Grant is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Kosaka defends it well.
Kosaka is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Kosaka punching from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kosaka tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Kosaka is looking for a sweep. Grant is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grant scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Grant seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Kosaka does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Grant working over Kosaka with some ground and pound. Kosaka looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Grant looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Kosaka with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Kosaka wants to get back to full guard but Grant has mounted him!
Grant lands with some strikes.
Kosaka is working to get back to half guard.
Kosaka takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Kosaka is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grant blocks Kosaka's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Kosaka is looking to improve his position but Grant isn't that keen on the idea.
Grant with shots to the head and body - Kosaka looks very uncomfortable down there.
Grant breaks from Kosaka's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kosaka really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grant lands a nice shot to the head.
Kosaka working to try and regain half guard.
TJ Grant overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Grant lands a couple of good shots and Kosaka has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
Kosaka tries to escape the position.
Grant is punishing Kosaka with some ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grant throwing damaging strikes from the back! Kosaka could be in trouble here!
Kosaka tries to escape but Grant has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
Grant is landing with strikes. Kosaka can't take much more of this.
Kosaka is trying to break free.
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!
Kosaka covers up after that shot from Grant.
Grant scores with some strikes to the side of the head there. Good, points scoring shots.
Kosaka is rocked!
Grant scoring with big shots to the body. Kosaka is looking for a way out. A despairing look towards the ref and the official steps in to stop the fight. Kosaka was obviously done but didn't want to tap out.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). TJ Grant!
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