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AFE 2: First Blood PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nigel Benn Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ben Sweeney (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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200 lbs
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BJJ Purple 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
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Nigel Benn Jr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Ben Sweeney!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Paul Tew and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sweeney throws a sloppy head kick and Benn Jr moves out of range easily.
Sweeney stuffs the takedown attempt from Benn Jr. Benn Jr gets slowly back to his feet.
Benn Jr takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
A punch combination from Benn Jr misses.
Sweeney gets a clinch.
Benn Jr is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Sweeney to keep the fight standing.
Sweeney escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A combination from Benn Jr does no damage.
Sweeney throws a sloppy head kick and Benn Jr moves out of range easily.
Sweeney fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Benn Jr avoids it really well and circles away.
Sweeney showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Benn Jr.
Sweeney throws a counter combo.
Benn Jr throws a left and a right that both miss
and Sweeney counters with an outside leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sweeney throws a body shot but no joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Benn Jr has taken the fight to the clinch.
Sweeney tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Benn Jr avoids it.
Sweeney manages to break the clinch.
Sweeney looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Benn Jr slaps away a takedown attempt from Sweeney, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Nice combo by Benn Jr! Oh, that's hurt him - Sweeney falls to the canvas and Benn Jr follows him into side control.
It looks like Ben Sweeney has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Benn Jr decides to stand back up. Benn Jr steps back and let's Sweeney get back to his feet.
Benn Jr takes the fight into the clinch.
Sweeney landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Sweeney's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Benn Jr rushes Sweeney and presses him up against the cage.
Sweeney pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Benn Jr thuds his shin into the meat of Sweeney's side.
Benn Jr closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Sweeney quickly recovers to half guard.
Sweeney looks winded!
Benn Jr stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.
Benn Jr throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Benn Jr clinches up with Sweeney and pushes him back against the cage.
Benn Jr pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Benn Jr gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Benn Jr breaks the clinch.
Oooh a lovely combination from Benn Jr sends Sweeney down but not out. Benn Jr dives into side control looking to finish.
Benn Jr looks up at the clock and then as Sweeney takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Benn Jr smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Benn Jr stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Benn Jr swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sweeney shoots in and drives through. Benn Jr sprawls well.
Benn Jr seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Nigel Benn Jr has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ben Sweeney.
Benn Jr rushes Sweeney and presses him up against the cage.
Benn Jr's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Benn Jr swinging wildly here.
A left and a right from Benn Jr both land. Nice combination.
Benn Jr throws a head kick that misses
letting Sweeney counter with a right hand.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Benn Jr.
Benn Jr wants to lay and pray for a moment but Sweeney keeps working.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Benn Jr landing a few strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Benn Jr is putting a hurting on Sweeney here, landing some big shots from side control.
Benn Jr is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Sweeney has escaped the position, nice work there.
Benn Jr is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Sweeney is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Benn Jr lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Benn Jr content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Benn Jr is trying to get an arm triangle but Sweeney is defending well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nigel Benn Jr dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ben Sweeney's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Benn Jr is looking to clinch.
A combination from Sweeney does no damage.
Benn Jr fails with an attempt to clinch.
Benn Jr moves into the clinch.
Sweeney breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Benn Jr looks to land a combination but Sweeney avoids it well.
Benn Jr has closed the distance and engaged Sweeney in a clinch.
Sweeney escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Benn Jr throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Sweeney - that will leave a mark!
Sweeney throws a series of punches but Benn Jr moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sweeney misses with a few strikes there.
Sweeney tries to keep at a distance but Benn Jr has taken the fight into the clinch.
Sweeney manages to break the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Benn Jr tries to close the distance and clinch up but Sweeney swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Sweeney tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
A left and a right from Benn Jr both land. Nice combination.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Sweeney.
A combination from Benn Jr does no damage.
Benn Jr sets himself, and Sweeney steps forward looking for the clinch! Benn Jr avoids it this time.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
No joy there for Benn Jr, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Nigel Benn Jr is winning the standup battle so far.
Benn Jr feints and then cracks Sweeney's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Sweeney down.
Benn Jr shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Sweeney as he jumps to the side.
Sweeney tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Sloppy strikes from Sweeney. Those never looked like landing.
Benn Jr uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Sweeney.
Benn Jr closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sweeney tries to bench press Benn Jr off him but Benn Jr keeps the position.
Sweeney is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Benn Jr trying to control the position but Sweeney is working away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Benn Jr landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Benn Jr landing strikes.
Sweeney defending against the ground and pound.
Benn Jr is looking to take a break and control but Sweeney is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Benn Jr has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Benn Jr tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Benn Jr avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Benn Jr misses with a double jab.
Benn Jr rushes Sweeney and presses him up against the cage.
Benn Jr breaks from the clinch.
Benn Jr lands a left and a right that sends Sweeney crashing to the canvas! Benn Jr dives into mount looking to finish!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Benn Jr scoring with strikes but Sweeney is staying in there.
Benn Jr is working for a guillotine from mount but Sweeney frees his head quite easily.
Benn Jr working the ground and pound effectively.
Benn Jr landing strikes from the mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Benn Jr lands a couple of good shots and Sweeney has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
Benn Jr lands a shot to the body.
Benn Jr has his opponent trapped and is landing shots. Not a good position for Sweeney.
Sweeney covers up after that shot from Benn Jr.
Benn Jr throwing strikes from the back - he gets a warning from the referee for striking the back of the head but all these shots are hurting Sweeney!
You can see the frustration on Sweeney's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
Benn Jr has got one arm under Sweeney's chin. This could be trouble... Sweeney trying to control the other hand but Benn Jr gets it free and sqeezes tight - just a matter of time now! Yep, Sweeney has tapped out! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Nigel Benn Jr!
Nigel Benn Jr opened up his post fight interview with a scream to camera that he wants a title shot! Whether he deserves the shot will be up to the management of the organization, so I guess he'll have to wait and see.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Captain Wrestlefuck (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Beast Rockrun (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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215 lbs
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205 lbs
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Solid boxing
Good chin |
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Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Captain Wrestlefuck!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Beast Rockrun!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Colin Fotheringham and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rockrun throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Wrestlefuck sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Rockrun misses with a combination
enabling Wrestlefuck to counter with a crisp jab.
Rockrun lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Wrestlefuck circles away quickly and effectively.
Wrestlefuck was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Rockrun throws a right and a left that Wrestlefuck avoids nicely.
A lazy left from Wrestlefuck finds it's target.
Rockrun misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Wrestlefuck swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Rockrun.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wrestlefuck showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Rockrun.
A slow jab from Rockrun misses its intended target.
Rockrun shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Wrestlefuck as he jumps to the side.
Captain Wrestlefuck has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Beast Rockrun.
Rockrun lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Rockrun.
Rockrun looks to clinch
and Wrestlefuck cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Wrestlefuck tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rockrun was well out of range. Poor timing from Wrestlefuck.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Wrestlefuck does it's job there.
Rockrun throws a right and a left that both miss.
Wrestlefuck lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Rockrun at a distance.
Wrestlefuck works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Wrestlefuck takes a swing at Rockrun's ribcage but misses.
Rockrun shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Wrestlefuck but Wrestlefuck pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Rockrun looks winded!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rockrun lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wrestlefuck misses the shot to the body.
Rockrun throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Wrestlefuck counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Rockrun is looking to clinch.
Rockrun misses with a hook.
A counter left hand to the body from Wrestlefuck misses its target.
Rockrun doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Wrestlefuck counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Rockrun fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Rockrun avoids the body shot from Wrestlefuck.
Rockrun now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wrestlefuck cracks Rockrun with a good jab.
Rockrun throws a poor cross that misses
and Wrestlefuck makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Wrestlefuck works Rockrun's body with a nice hook.
Rockrun tries for a takedown but Wrestlefuck circles away easily
enabling Wrestlefuck to counter with a crisp jab.
It looks like Beast Rockrun has been cut.
Rockrun with a lazy takedown attempt
and Wrestlefuck counters with a left to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wrestlefuck lands with a straight right. Rockrun didn't see that one coming.
Rockrun takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Captain Wrestlefuck dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Beast Rockrun's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Wrestlefuck stuns Rockrun with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Beast Rockrun seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A big left from Rockrun misses.
Wrestlefuck is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Wrestlefuck pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Rockrun back to the cage. Wrestlefuck follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Wrestlefuck lands with an overhand left.
Rockrun tries for a takedown but Wrestlefuck circles away easily
enabling Wrestlefuck to counter with a crisp jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wrestlefuck uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Rockrun.
Wrestlefuck darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Rockrun is breathing heavily.
Rockrun pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wrestlefuck staying out of range there.
Wrestlefuck throwing a counter right hand but Rockrun manages to avoid it.
Wrestlefuck swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Rockrun might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Wrestlefuck has got the better of the exchanges.
Wrestlefuck jabs Rockrun to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Wrestlefuck tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rockrun was well out of range. Poor timing from Wrestlefuck.
Rockrun gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
letting Wrestlefuck counter with a right hand.
Wrestlefuck steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Rockrun.
No luck for Rockrun with that takedown attempt.
Wrestlefuck swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Captain Wrestlefuck has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Beast Rockrun.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rockrun fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Wrestlefuck is looking to counter punch.
Rockrun doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Wrestlefuck counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Wrestlefuck moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Wrestlefuck uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Rockrun has time to react.
Wrestlefuck ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Wrestlefuck throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Rockrun stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Wrestlefuck drops Rockrun with a beautiful combination! Rockrun stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Wrestlefuck is looking for the KO!
Rockrun is rocked!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wrestlefuck is throwing punches like he's double parked. Oh my word! Huge right hand from Wrestlefuck shuts the power down on Rockrun. Lights out, game over! Wrestlefuck is your winner.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:12 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Captain Wrestlefuck!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Chad Bisping (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sun Ce (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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184 lbs
0 - 1 - 0 |
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181 lbs
4 - 8 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
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Excellent boxer
Powerful |
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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
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Chad Bisping!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Sun Ce!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, James Glass and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bisping swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Ce counters with a three punch combo that has Bisping backing up. Bisping nods at Ce to acknowledge the strikes.
Bisping tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Ce manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Ce moves into the clinch.
Ce pulls guard successfully.
Bisping has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Ce looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Bisping is sitting in close to Ce's body. Ce has gone for a guillotine from the bottom. Oh damn, that looks pretty tight! Bisping is panicking - it looks like this one could be all over! Yes, Bisping is tapping! That was a very nice submission by Ce.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Sun Ce!
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Undercard bout
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Odin Destroyer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Salvia Tatanka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Destroyer comes to the cage accompanied by Legends. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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140 lbs
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142 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Odin Destroyer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Salvia Tatanka!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, James Atkins and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Destroyer throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Tatanka cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Tatanka lands with a good body shot.
Destroyer lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Tatanka backs up against the cage.
Destroyer rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Tatanka counters with a left to the body.
Tatanka lands with a hook. Destroyer tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Nice defenses there by Tatanka.
Nice uppercut lands for Tatanka. That snapped Destroyer's head back.
It looks like Odin Destroyer has been cut.
Tatanka avoids the body shot from Destroyer.
Destroyer's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Tatanka connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Destroyer scrambles back to his feet.
Destroyer is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Destroyer clinches.
Oh Destroyer is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Tatanka manages to break the clinch.
Tatanka cracks Destroyer with a big right hand that sees him stumbling back against the cage! Destroyer falls to his knees and Tatanka doesn't need a second invitatation - he rushes in and fires off several unanswered shots that force the referee to stop the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Salvia Tatanka!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Max Bear (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nicolai Demikovic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Demikovic has chosen Russian National Anthem as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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255 lbs
33 - 33 - 0 |
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250 lbs
29 - 32 - 2 |
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Excellent boxer
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
33 - 33 - 0, fighting out of London, Max Bear!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
29 - 32 - 2, fighting out of London, Nicolai Demikovic!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, James Atkins and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bear fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Demikovic avoids the body shot from Bear.
Bear shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Demikovic as he avoids it easily.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Bear is defended easily by Demikovic.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Max Bear. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Bear.
Bear fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bear throws a sloppy head kick
and Demikovic counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Bear is not content to let Demikovic control the position.
Demikovic is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Demikovic is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Bear sees it coming and defends easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bear won't allow Demikovic to pass to mount.
Bear avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Demikovic.
Bear is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Demikovic's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Demikovic's back!
Demikovic tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Bear sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Bear lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Demikovic hang on?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Demikovic prevents any damage by holding on tight.
Bear is trying to control here but Demikovic has managed to regain half guard.
Bear looking for a submission but Demikovic manages to get full guard, putting an end to that submission attempt.
Bear is fighting to break Demikovic's control of his arms but Demikovic is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Demikovic is looking to stand back up but Bear counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Demikovic.
Bear has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Bear wants to control the pace but Demikovic is squirming around nicely.
Bear controlling from the full mount.
Bear has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Demikovic tries to reverse the position but Bear maintains control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Bear sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Demikovic wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Bear.
Demikovic tries to lock up and control but Bear gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Demikovic is desperately trying to improve his position but Bear has a good base and remains in mount.
Demikovic is squirming around, avoiding Bear's attempts to control the action.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Demikovic is wriggling around trying to escape.
Bear landing strikes from the mount and Demikovic is in trouble!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Max Bear dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Demikovic gets tackled into the cage by Bear. Bear maintains the clinch.
Demikovic is trying to maintain a safe position but Bear gets an underhook and turns Demikovic into the cage.
Demikovic wants a takedown.
Demikovic looking to slow down the pace here.
Demikovic blocks an elbow strike from Bear.
Demikovic goes for a takedown in the clinch but Bear prevents it.
Demikovic jumps guard but Bear stands there with Demikovic around his waist. Demikovic gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Max Bear has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nicolai Demikovic.
Demikovic stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bear is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Demikovic is pressed up against the cage. Bear has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Demikovic down to the mat. Demikovic avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Bear shoots in for a double leg but Demikovic sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Bear shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bear will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Demikovic has a takedown stuffed.
Bear shoots for a double leg takedown but Demikovic sprawls well. He's pushed Bear's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Bear scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Demikovic pushes Bear off and gets back to his feet.
A head kick misses from Bear.
Bear fails with the takedown.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Bear.
Bear scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Demikovic is trying to control Bear's posture but Bear avoids it.
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Demikovic prevents Bear from improving position.
Demikovic is looking for a sweep.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bear looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Demikovic looks to move to half guard but instead Bear has passed into mount! Damn!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bear controlling from the full mount.
Max Bear overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Demikovic tries to hold on but Bear pushes him away.
Bear content just to control the position here.
Demikovic can't escape the position.
Demikovic is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Bear cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
It looks like Nicolai Demikovic has been cut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bear with shots to the head and body - Demikovic looks very uncomfortable down there.
That has opened up Nicolai Demikovic's cut even more.
Demikovic tries to reverse the position but Bear maintains control.
Bear lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Demikovic is rocked!
The cut above Nicolai Demikovic's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Nicolai Demikovic's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:35 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Max Bear!
A very excited looking Max Bear made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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