QFC Tournament 555 Round 2 PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Chen Lang (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nika Venyamin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.

Lang
vs
Venyamin

200 cm
23
265 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

165 cm
23
300 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

Good takedowns
Counter fighter
Very quick

BJJ White Belt
Great elbows
Solid chin

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 St Petersburg, Chen Lang!
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, Nika Venyamin!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Konstantin Menshow and Valeri Chadov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lang misses with the combination.
Venyamin throws a body punch but Lang moves out of range.

Venyamin clinches up with Lang and pushes him back against the cage.
With the fighters up against the cage, Venyamin throws an elbow but misses.
Venyamin lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Lang or not.
Lang is looking to break free of the clinch but Venyamin has double underhooks.
Venyamin comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.

It looks like Chen Lang has been cut.
Lang has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Venyamin lands a left hand that snaps the head of Lang backwards.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Venyamin creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Lang's defenses.
Venyamin lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

Chen Lang's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Lang tries to stall but Venyamin uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Lang jumps guard but Venyamin turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Venyamin creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Lang's defenses.

Jeez, Chen Lang's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Chen Lang's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:12 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Nika Venyamin!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
24%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Fionn MacCumhaill (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michal Rowinski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fionn MacCumhaill has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

MacCumhaill
vs
Rowinski

225 cm
23
300 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

177 cm
21
155 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Determined

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 St Petersburg, Fionn MacCumhaill!
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, Michal Rowinski!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Ivan Kurochkin and Illya Tyunina.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
MacCumhaill throws a series of punches but Rowinski avoids them all with ease.
As MacCumhaill backs off Rowinski throws a huge counter combo but MacCumhaill manages to avoid it all.

Rowinski dives in and scores a takedown into MacCumhaill's guard.
MacCumhaill has momentary wrist control but Rowinski slips an elbow through the middle.
MacCumhaill knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Rowinski on the ground.
Rowinski lands a couple of elbows.
MacCumhaill is trying to hold Rowinski in close to prevent damage but Rowinski has managed to pass into half guard.
Rowinski drops an elbow to the side of MacCumhaill's head.
MacCumhaill tries to roll over but Rowinski keeps him under control.
Rowinski is nestled in close to MacCumhaill, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Rowinski trying to control the action but MacCumhaill is working from the bottom.
Rowinski looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks MacCumhaill with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
MacCumhaill wants to get back to full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rowinski winds up and cracks MacCumhaill with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
MacCumhaill on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if MacCumhaill tries to get out of the position.
Still in half guard, Rowinski seems content to control.
MacCumhaill is trying to stand up here but Rowinski is controlling him well.
Rowinski is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
MacCumhaill tries to get to full guard but Rowinski has control of the leg.
Rowinski seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Rowinski lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Rowinski lands strikes from half guard.
Nice strikes from Rowinski there.
Rowinski lands strikes from half guard.
Rowinski slips a nice elbow through MacCumhaill's hands, connecting with MacCumhaill's forehead.
MacCumhaill is looking to control Rowinski's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can MacCumhaill avoid being mounted?

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rowinski has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Rowinski is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.

Rowinski is sneakily working for an arm triangle but MacCumhaill sees it coming and defends easily.
MacCumhaill taking some punishment here, with Rowinski in his half guard.
MacCumhaill missing with punches from the bottom.
MacCumhaill wants to get back to full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rowinski is nestled in close to MacCumhaill, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Nice strikes from Rowinski there.

MacCumhaill is defending against the submission attempts here by Rowinski.
Rowinski is keen to just control but MacCumhaill is a slippery customer.
Ground and pound from Rowinski.

Rowinski wants to work for an arm triangle but MacCumhaill is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.

MacCumhaill looking for submissions from an awkward position here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rowinski slips a nice elbow through MacCumhaill's hands, connecting with MacCumhaill's forehead.
Nice strikes from Rowinski there.
Rowinski is nestled in close to MacCumhaill, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
MacCumhaill is looking for a sweep. Rowinski is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
MacCumhaill is trying to control but can't.
MacCumhaill wants to get back to his feet.
Rowinski winds up and cracks MacCumhaill with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
MacCumhaill pushes Rowinski off looking to stand but Rowinski dives back in and keeps control.
MacCumhaill trying to hold on to Rowinski's head to control him but Rowinski postures up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Michal Rowinski 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.

MacCumhaill looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
MacCumhaill misses with a shot to the body
and Rowinski counters with a three punch combo that has MacCumhaill backing up. MacCumhaill nods at Rowinski to acknowledge the strikes.
MacCumhaill throws a series of punches but Rowinski moves out of range.
Rowinski pivots, looking for a leg kick but MacCumhaill is out of range and Rowinski settles back down.
Fionn MacCumhaill is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Rowinski closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. MacCumhaill quickly recovers to half guard.
Rowinski working over MacCumhaill with some ground and pound. MacCumhaill looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Nice strikes from Rowinski there.
MacCumhaill is trying to get back to full guard.

Rowinski is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so MacCumhaill is just riding it out for now. Rowinski eventually gives up the hold.
Rowinski has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rowinski looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks MacCumhaill with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rowinski working MacCumhaill over with strikes.
Rowinski lands with a punch from half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Rowinski lands a nice short elbow.
Rowinski working over MacCumhaill with some ground and pound. MacCumhaill looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Rowinski drops an elbow to the side of MacCumhaill's head.
Rowinski looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks MacCumhaill with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.

Rowinski is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Nice strikes from Rowinski there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
MacCumhaill is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
MacCumhaill taking some punishment here, with Rowinski in his half guard.
Michal Rowinski has got the better of the ground game so far.

MacCumhaill is defending against the submission attempts here by Rowinski.
MacCumhaill is trying to stand.
MacCumhaill trying to hold on to Rowinski's head to control him but Rowinski postures up.
MacCumhaill on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
MacCumhaill wants to get back to full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Rowinski wants to work for an arm triangle but MacCumhaill is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Ground and pound from Rowinski.
Nice strikes from Rowinski there.
Rowinski lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Rowinski seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Rowinski working MacCumhaill over with strikes.
Rowinski looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks MacCumhaill with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Rowinski connects with a nice short shot to MacCumhaill's temple.
Rowinski working the head and body with strikes.
Rowinski is nestled in close to MacCumhaill, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rowinski scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
MacCumhaill is trying to stand up here but Rowinski is controlling him well.
Rowinski working MacCumhaill over with strikes.
Rowinski lands with a punch from half guard.
Rowinski controlling the pace.
Rowinski lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
MacCumhaill is looking for a sweep. Rowinski is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Rowinski takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Michal Rowinski showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! MacCumhaill's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

MacCumhaill feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Rowinski sprawling to the canvas! Rowinski rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can MacCumhaill finish him?!

Rowinski is still looking wobbly from the end of the last round!
MacCumhaill fails to land with a series of punches.
Rowinski throws a counter combo.
Rowinski is still on wobbly legs! Can MacCumhaill finish him?
MacCumhaill thuds a left hand into Rowinski's body.
Fionn MacCumhaill is winning the standup battle so far.

Rowinski forces MacCumhaill back against the cage and clinches.
Rowinski prevents MacCumhaill from breaking the clinch.
Rowinski seems to have recovered his senses.

Rowinski breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Fionn MacCumhaill seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
MacCumhaill wobbles Rowinski with a right hand and the left hook that follows puts him on his rear! MacCumhaill dives in with a huge flying punch that connects right on the button and puts Rowinski to sleep! - What a violent and spectacular finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:27 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Fionn MacCumhaill!
Our winner, Fionn MacCumhaill, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
51%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Andy Kane (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and AS Kane (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Kane
vs
Kane

225 cm
23
300 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
Prefers standup

BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
Determined

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 St Petersburg, Andy Kane!
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, AS Kane!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Viktor Lagutenko and Illya Tyunina.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
AS Kane misses with a hook. Andy Kane ducked under it nicely.
Andy Kane throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Andy Kane throws a sloppy head kick and AS Kane moves out of range easily.
Andy Kane is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by AS Kane.
Andy Kane goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
A head kick misses from Andy Kane.
AS Kane ducks under a wild hook from Andy Kane.
AS Kane goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
AS Kane throws the left hand but Andy Kane avoids the punch easily.
AS Kane moves out of range of the body kick from Andy Kane.
AS Kane is looking for the big counter here.
Andy Kane on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Andy Kane throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
The crowd cheers as AS Kane lands an impressive looking overhand right. Andy Kane doesn't seem phased though.
AS Kane throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
AS Kane cracks Andy Kane with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Andy Kane dodges the punch combination from AS Kane.
AS Kane lands a nice hook to Andy Kane's body. Andy Kane takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
AS Kane avoids a kick to the body.
AS Kane slips a jab and a cross from Andy Kane.
Andy Kane takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Andy Kane is looking to chop away at AS Kane's legs.
Andy Kane misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
An inside leg kick from Andy Kane misses.
AS Kane misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Andy Kane.
Andy Kane rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but AS Kane moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Andy Kane is breathing heavily.
Andy Kane throws a half hearted mid kick.
AS Kane throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nice defenses there by AS Kane.
AS Kane scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
AS Kane digs a good hook to Andy Kane's body.
AS Kane scores with a nice right hand.
A decent looking cross lands there for AS Kane.
AS Kane misses the shot to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
AS Kane wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Andy Kane takes one to the chin there.

Andy Kane is rocked!
AS Kane weaves into range and cracks Andy Kane right on the temple with a beautiful overhand right! Andy Kane goes down! He's out cold! Wow, what a beautiful knockout! AS Kane is strutting round the canvas like a movie star as the camera bulbs flash frantically.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:11 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). AS Kane!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
60%

Main event

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lkf Sde (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Katar Hilal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hilal has chosen JawBreaker as his entrance music. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.

Sde
vs
Hilal

195 cm
18
210 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

200 cm
23
275 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Determined

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 St Petersburg, Lkf Sde!
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, Katar Hilal!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Sergei Dronov and Vladimir Khabensky.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Sde pushes Hilal up against the cage in a clinch.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.

Hilal manages to break the clinch.
Sde swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Hilal shoots in for a takedown but Sde shows good takedown defense.

Sde has taken the fight to the clinch.
Sde wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Hilal has him pressed against the cage.

Hilal jumps into guard, dragging Sde to the mat.
Sde is looking to stand up but Hilal won't let him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sde controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.

Hilal looking for a guillotine here but Sde defends easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hilal keeping full guard, as Sde tries to pass.
Hilal looking to hit a scissor sweep but Sde is one step ahead there.
Sde has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Hilal is proving hard to escape from.
Sde trying to control but Hilal is working from the bottom.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.

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.
Hilal seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Hilal fails to land the takedown.
Sde shoots in looking for a takedown but Hilal manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Sde's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Hilal tries to score a power double leg takedown but Sde sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Hilal somewhat.
Lkf Sde has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Katar Hilal.
Hilal shoots in looking for a takedown. Sde tries to sprawl out of it but Hilal keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Sde manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Sde tries to counter by clinching up but Hilal breaks away and moves out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sde wants to clinch up but Hilal keeps it at a distance.
Sde shoots in looking for a takedown. Hilal tries to sprawl out of it but Sde keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Hilal manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Sde lands a nice looking body shot.

Sde clinches up against the cage.
Hilal is struggling to control the position.
Sde gets underhooks to prevent Hilal's takedown attempt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Hilal pulls guard.
Sde won't allow Hilal to sweep him here.

Hilal is working an open guard so Sde takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Hilal slaps away a takedown attempt from Sde, before circling back to the center of the mat.
And Hilal tries to counter it with a takedown but Sde pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Sde throws a head kick that misses.

Hilal closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Sde quickly recovers to half guard.
Sde scrambles, trying to get to his feet, but Hilal manages to mount him!
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hilal looking to control and managing it successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Lkf Sde will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Hilal feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sde utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Sde controlling the position.
Katar Hilal has got the better of the ground game so far.
Sde being controlled here, momentarily.
Hilal trying to control the position from guard on top but Sde is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hilal postures up.
Hilal's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Hilal slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sde can't do much from the bottom here.
Hilal works to advance to full mount. Sde defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Hilal can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Sde is looking to escape.

Hilal stands up from the dominant position. He obviously fancies his chances standing.
Sde shoots in for a takedown but Hilal shows good takedown defense.
Sde misses with a body shot.
Hilal is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.

Hilal instigates a clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Hilal has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Sde uses from the top position.

Hilal wriggles free and stands up.
Sde will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Hilal keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Lkf Sde is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Hilal scores with a takedown into Sde's guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hilal's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Sde wants to sweep here but Hilal controlling him for the moment.
Sde can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Hilal controls the pace.
Hilal passes Sde's right leg, so he's now in half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Let's hope that Hilal has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Hilal moves into full mount! Sde won't be happy about that!
Hilal raining down shots from the mount!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hilal looking to control and managing it successfully.
Hilal's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Hilal has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Hilal is continuing to stall.
Hilal looking to finish Sde with some ground and pound. This is bad for Sde!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Hilal looking to control but Sde is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Katar Hilal 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. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Hilal bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.

Sde bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!
Sde looks to land a combination but Hilal avoids it well.

Hilal shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Sde napping and manages to drive through into side control!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hilal controlling from side mount.
Sde tries to bench press Hilal off him but Hilal keeps the position.
Sde is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hilal sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Sde defending well though.
Hilal controlling the action here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sde has hold of Hilal's hands but Hilal slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.

Hilal maintaining the dominant position here and is working for a kimura. He's locked it up! Sde could be in real trouble here! He's trying to wriggle out but Hilal has cracked it and Sde is screaming in pain - he's tapped out! Great finish by Hilal!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:47 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Katar Hilal!
Our winner, Katar Hilal, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.