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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Brother Bones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rusty Driver (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bones comes into the arena with Black Obelisk | City's On Fire blaring out of the sound system. Driver has chosen Pepper - Butthole Suffers as his entrance music. Brother Bones has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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265 lbs
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265 lbs
7 - 6 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Brother Bones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Rusty Driver!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Illya Tyunina and Vladimir Khabensky.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bones just misses with a punch to the body.
Bones throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Driver with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Rusty Driver seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bones shoots in for a double leg but Driver sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Nice takedown defense from Driver. No joy for Bones on that attempt.
Bones fails to land the takedown.
A nice side step and Driver releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Brother Bones. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Driver fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Bones has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Bones looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Driver drops Bones with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Bones looks back up at him and smiles so Driver waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
It looks like Brother Bones has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bones misses with a takedown attempt - Driver sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Bones is breathing heavily.
Driver pushes Bones away with a front kick.
Driver flashes Bones a smile before throwing a beast of a right hand, straight down the pipe. Bones's eyes follow the hand right onto his nose, taking in it's full glory... and then darkness. Bones crumples to the floor! He's out cold! Driver punches the air and yells at the top of his lungs - yeeeeeeeeeeah!!!! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Rusty Driver!
As Rusty Driver got his breath back, he grabbed the microphone and managed to blurt out the following: I'm ready Next please. '.
Brother Bones spoke after the fight, saying 'You a one tough dude...for a one night. '.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jonas De Vos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and The Pope (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). De Vos comes to the cage accompanied by Wash My Soul -Tricky. This should be a great matchup!
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178 lbs
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165 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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BJJ Brown Belt
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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
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jonas De Vos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, The Pope!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Dmitry Maklakov and Illya Tyunina.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
De Vos moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
It looks like The Pope has been cut.
De Vos looks to land a combination but Pope avoids it well.
De Vos moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Jonas De Vos seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
De Vos throws a right hand that Pope ducks under and follows up with a left that Pope also avoids with ease.
Pope is on the wrong end of a nice combination from De Vos.
De Vos lands with a right that hurts Pope. Pope looks to clinch but De Vos throws a short knee that drops Pope. This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch and Knee). Jonas De Vos!
Jonas De Vos thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Diego Fernadez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Carlos Rodriguez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Diego Fernadez has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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198 lbs
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184 lbs
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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
5 - 10 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Diego Fernadez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Carlos Rodriguez!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Dmitry Maklakov and Igor Prikhodko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rodriguez shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Fernadez pinned against the cage. Fernadez gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Fernadez is looking to counter the offense by Rodriguez and move into the clinch.
Fernadez connects with a body shot.
Fernadez throws a lazy right hand but Rodriguez sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Fernadez misses with the combination.
Fernadez misses with a combination
and Rodriguez counters with a series of strikes. Fernadez will be more careful next time no doubt.
Some wild striking there from Fernadez.
Rodriguez feints the counter takedown.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fernadez throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
The fight stays on the outside here - Rodriguez looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Fernadez looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Rodriguez feints the counter takedown.
Rodriguez shoots in but Fernadez avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fernadez misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Fernadez really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Fernadez missing with a left hand there. Rodriguez was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Fernadez swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Fernadez will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Fernadez will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Rodriguez slips under a jab from Fernadez.
Rodriguez tries to score a power double leg takedown but Fernadez sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Rodriguez somewhat.
Diego Fernadez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Carlos Rodriguez.
Fernadez misses with a few strikes there.
Fernadez displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Rodriguez.
Fernadez swinging wildly here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Rodriguez.
Fernadez seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Fernadez lands with a shot to the body.
Fernadez misses with a jab to the body
and Rodriguez counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Fernadez avoids the head kick by Rodriguez.
Fernadez seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Fernadez misses with a double jab
and Rodriguez counters with a left and a right that stings Fernadez.
Fernadez throws a right and a left that both miss.
Fernadez is breathing heavily.
Fernadez fails to land with a series of punches.
Rodriguez tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Fernadez defends well and Rodriguez ends up having to push Fernadez into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Fernadez takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Rodriguez darts in looking for a takedown but Fernadez gets double underhooks and turns Rodriguez into the cage.
As Rodriguez tries to get set, Fernadez tries to push him back and clinch up but Rodriguez manages to avoid the attempt.
Fernadez misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Rodriguez fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Fernadez avoids it really well and circles away.
Fernadez looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fernadez shoots in and gets a takedown into Rodriguez's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Fernadez throws a big elbow that misses.
Rodriguez controls Fernadez momentarily but Fernadez frees himself.
Fernadez loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Fernadez stopping the sweep attempt from Rodriguez.
Fernadez throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Fernadez with a flurry of punches that miss.
Rodriguez controlling the position.
Rodriguez avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rodriguez fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Fernadez manages to avoid it.
Rodriguez just misses with a punch to the body.
Fernadez misses with a series of wild punches.
Rodriguez looks for a takedown but Fernadez sprawls well.
Rodriguez avoids a punch combination nicely.
Rodriguez feints the counter takedown.
Rodriguez looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Rodriguez fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
A combination from Fernadez does no damage.
Fernadez throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Rodriguez.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Diego Fernadez dominated that round.
That's time! Fernadez's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Fernadez looks to land a combination but Rodriguez avoids it well.
Rodriguez moves into range and clinches up with Fernadez.
Fernadez gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Rodriguez is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Fernadez's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Fernadez's back!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rodriguez tries to keep control of the position but Fernadez is staying busy.
Rodriguez controlling from the back.
Rodriguez struggling to keep hold of the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rodriguez patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?
Rodriguez missing with punches from the back.
Fernadez is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
Fernadez covering up well under a barage of strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Rodriguez has his hand under the chin of his opponent looking for the choke. He's nearly got it! This one could be all over! But no, Fernadez has freed his hand and lives to survive another… well, another couple of seconds at least!
Fernadez is trying to get back to his feet but Rodriguez has full control of the position and if anything, Fernadez has just worked his way into a worse spot.
What can Fernadez do to escape this position? He's going to have to figure it out pretty quick if he wants to stay in the fight!
Fernadez is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rodriguez struggling to land strikes to the head as Fernadez covers up.
Rodriguez is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Fernadez is defending well though. Rodriguez let's go of the attempt for now.
Rodriguez biding his time, controlling Fernadez.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Fernadez is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Rodriguez looking for the choke but no joy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Carlos Rodriguez showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
A punch combination from Rodriguez misses.
Fernadez jabs Rodriguez to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Rodriguez is looking to clinch but Fernadez is avoiding it.
Fernadez is looking to counter the offense by Rodriguez and move into the clinch.
Rodriguez shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Fernadez sprawls well. Fernadez wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Rodriguez gets slowly back to his feet.
Rodriguez closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Fernadez is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Rodriguez can't fight it off and eventually Fernadez manages to take the fight to the floor. Rodriguez looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Rodriguez had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Fernadez defends it easily.
Fernadez will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rodriguez pulls Fernadez in to control the position.
Fernadez is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Rodriguez can do to turn this around?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fernadez throws a big elbow that misses.
Rodriguez trying to control the position.
Rodriguez has momentary wrist control but Fernadez slips an elbow through the middle.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Fernadez accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Fernadez throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Rodriguez works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Fernadez trying to control the position from guard on top but Rodriguez is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Rodriguez is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Fernadez defends well.
Rodriguez takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Rodriguez lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Rodriguez accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Fernadez avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Rodriguez trying to control but Fernadez is working from the bottom.
Rodriguez controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Rodriguez throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Rodriguez wants to control from the top but Fernadez keeps moving.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fernadez closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Rodriguez did well to prevent Fernadez getting side control.
Rodriguez is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Fernadez slips a nice elbow through Rodriguez's hands, connecting with Rodriguez's forehead.
Rodriguez is trying to get back to full guard.
Fernadez trying to control the action but Rodriguez is working from the bottom.
Fernadez scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Rodriguez tries to get to full guard but Fernadez has control of the leg.
Rodriguez trying to control from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rodriguez is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but Fernadez is staying active.
Rodriguez tries to roll over but Fernadez keeps him under control.
Fernadez not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Fernadez stalling away here and it's allowed Rodriguez to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Rodriguez pulls Fernadez in close to prevent any damage.
Fernadez throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Rodriguez works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Fernadez lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Fernadez pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Rodriguez is keeping the position for now.
And that's the end of the fight!
Diego Fernadez showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Fernadez has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 29:28
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 29:28
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Diego Fernadez!
Diego Fernadez decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Love Aikawa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sieben Hoares (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hoares has chosen Choke you out as his entrance music. Love Aikawa has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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202 lbs
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196 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 25 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Love Aikawa!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Sieben Hoares!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Sergei Dronov and Aleksandr Martynov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hoares manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Aikawa on his heels. He'll look to pass Aikawa's guard now, I'm sure.
Hoares's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Hoares tries to free his leg and advance position but Aikawa is retaining full guard.
Hoares got a little sloppy there for a moment and Aikawa has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Hoares has managed to get both his arms back between Aikawa's legs - danger averted.
Aikawa escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Hoares gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Aikawa is working for submissions here. He's thrown up his legs looking for a triangle but Hoares frees his head nicely. Oh but Aikawa has switched to an armbar! Hoares is tapping furiously! Lovely submission there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Armbar). Love Aikawa!
Love Aikawa is the new middleweight champion!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Love Aikawa made sure he mentioned Bellum Dominum, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Werner Meier (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Curt Champion (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Werner Meier has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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300 lbs
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298 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Werner Meier!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Curt Champion!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Fedor Mirinova and Sergei Dronov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Meier looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Meier keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Meier is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Champion.
Champion gets a takedown into half guard.
Champion is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Champion is trying to work for a kimura but Meier is defending well.
Champion perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Meier is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Meier actively working from the bottom here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Meier is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Champion pulls his head out easily.
Champion thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Meier's head.
Champion 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.
Champion landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Champion is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Champion is taking a breather. Meier says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
It looks like Champion might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.
Meier actively working from the bottom here.
Meier keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Meier is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Meier looking for submissions off his back.
Champion is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Champion is trying to control. Meier wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Meier looking for submissions off his back.
Champion is working for a kimura but Meier is defending it quite comfortably.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Meier is staying active underneath Champion, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Meier looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Meier wants to control but Champion is keeping busy.
Meier actively working from the bottom here.
Meier slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Champion wants to control from the top but Meier keeps moving.
Champion postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Meier pulls Champion in close to prevent any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Meier looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Meier controls Champion momentarily but Champion frees himself.
Champion stays in close to Meier's body and controls the position.
Meier looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Champion must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Champion stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Meier swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Champion is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Meier working for a triangle but Champion defends it easily.
Champion throws a big elbow that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Meier preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Meier working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Champion doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Champion manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Champion trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Meier looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Meier has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Champion can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Champion sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Meier's guard.
Meier gets full guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Champion scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Meier is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Meier has his foot on Champion's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Champion works his way back into a safe position though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Curt Champion 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.
Meier throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Champion misses with an uppercut. Meier saw that one coming.
Champion throws a leg kick but Meier sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Meier swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Champion throws a hook but Meier avoids it easily.
Champion shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Meier manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Champion throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Meier works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Champion advances position into side control!
Meier managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Champion.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Champion thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
You can see the frustration on Meier's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Meier tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Champion wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Champion working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Meier is looking to regain half guard here but Champion keeps moving and retains side control.
Champion working the ground and pound.
Champion is working Meier over with some ground and pound from side control.
Meier is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Meier is trying to escape the position but Champion is controlling the position.
Meier tries to improve position but can't.
Champion is looking to take a break and control but Meier is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Champion working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Champion is breathing heavily.
Champion wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Meier, who protects the arm well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Champion is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Meier is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Meier wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Meier is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Champion off and has taken his back!
Meier is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
Meier is remaining active here, looking for the choke. The more discerning members of the crowd will appreciate his efforts.
Meier not allowing Champion to control his hands.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Meier is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Champion knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Champion for a finish.
Meier working for the choke.
Champion fending off the submission attempt from Meier.
Champion tries to escape but Meier has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
Champion keeps trying to improve his position.
Meier has the hooks in. Champion is starting to panic. He's trying to push off one of the legs but he's left his neck open to attack. Meier passes his arm under Champion's neck and tightens up a rear naked choke! This one is surely all over! Yes, Champion taps!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Werner Meier!
Werner Meier is the new super heavyweight champion!
Werner Meier decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
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