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CDFC 36:Tshabalala vs Chung PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Olof Hell (ranked 24899 p4p, 25100 weight class) and Carvel Watkins (ranked 673 p4p, 679 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Carvel Watkins was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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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 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Olof Hell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Carvel Watkins!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Robert Douchet and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Watkins doesn't manage to clinch there - Hell circles away.
Watkins tries for a takedown but Hell circles away easily
and Hell counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Hell.
Watkins tries to pull guard but Hell won't allow it.
Watkins drops down looking for an ankle pick but Hell pulls his leg out and moves away.
Olof Hell has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Carvel Watkins.
Hell gets a double leg takedown into Watkins's guard.
Watkins avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Hell stopping the sweep attempt from Watkins.
Hell drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Watkins dives on top into guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hell looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Hell escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Watkins gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Hell 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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hell looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Hell avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Watkins must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Hell is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Hell is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Hell is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Watkins got a little sloppy there for a moment and Hell has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Watkins has managed to get both his arms back between Hell's legs - danger averted.
Hell looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Watkins stands and steps away. Hell gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Watkins shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Hell misses with a takedown attempt
enabling Watkins to counter with a crisp jab.
Hell is breathing heavily.
No luck for Hell with that takedown attempt.
Hell shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Watkins as he jumps to the side.
Watkins closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Watkins fails to pull guard.
Hell lands an elbow just above Watkins 's eye.
Watkins is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Hell is defending well.
Watkins is trying to break free.
Watkins has Hell pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Hell manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Watkins looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Hell is looking to take this one to the mat.
Hell lands an elbow that stopped Watkins in his tracks for a moment.
Hell swings wildly with an uppercut but Watkins uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hell trying to land knees to the body.
Watkins can't break the clinch.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Hell.
Hell lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Watkins tries to pull guard but Hell holds him up against the cage and eventually Watkins drops back down to his feet.
Hell has Watkins pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Watkins manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Watkins is trying to break the clinch but Hell is controlling him.
Watkins tries to score a body lock takedown but Hell shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hell pushes off an throws an elbow but Watkins leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Watkins misses with an elbow over the top.
Hell slows down the pace here.
Watkins goes for a takedown attempt but Hell pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Hell circles away from the clinch attempt.
Hell fails with the takedown.
Hell walks into a straight right hand from Watkins.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Hell has his takedown stuffed
and Watkins counters with a three punch combo that has Hell backing up. Hell nods at Watkins to acknowledge the strikes.
Watkins is trying hard to land a takedown here. Hell sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Watkins slaps away a takedown attempt from Hell, before circling back to the center of the mat.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Olof Hell will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Watkins tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
No luck for Watkins with that takedown attempt.
Hell shoots in for a double leg but Watkins sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Watkins fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Hell avoids it really well and circles away.
Watkins ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Hell goes for a double leg but Watkins avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Watkins continues to drive forward.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Watkins tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Hell smiles and moves away.
Olof Hell has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Carvel Watkins.
Watkins throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Watkins misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Hell.
Watkins is breathing heavily.
Hell tries to move to full mount but Watkins actually manages to regain half guard.
Ground and pound from Hell.
Hell tries to pass the half guard into mount. Watkins knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Hell is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Watkins wants to improve his position but Hell is controlling well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Watkins is pressing down on Hell's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Hell forces his way into half guard.
Hell missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Watkins trying to control but Hell postures up.
Watkins is looking to improve his position.
Hell looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Watkins is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Hell scores with a couple of nice shots.
Hell tries to pass the half guard into mount. Watkins knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Hell seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Hell wants to lay and pray for a moment but Watkins keeps working.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Hell tries to pass the half guard into mount. Watkins knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Hell gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Hell manages to pull guard.
Olof Hell overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Watkins stands up and waves to Hell to follow him.
Watkins connects with a solid leg kick.
Hell looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Watkins is fending him off so far but Hell persists. Nope, Watkins circles away and we're back to standing.
Watkins darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Hell has one foot on Watkins's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Olof Hell will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
A low kick lands for Watkins.
A head kick misses from Watkins.
Watkins throws a sloppy head kick and Hell moves out of range easily.
Horrible takedown attempt by Hell or perhaps it was just good defense by Watkins, which made it look bad.
Carvel Watkins seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Hell shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Hell showed some decent athleticism there.
Watkins trying to control from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hell with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Watkins missing with punches from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hell is looking for a kimura here.
Watkins is looking to improve his position.
Hell is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Watkins trying to control here.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Hell is keen to just control but Watkins is a slippery customer.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Hell tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Watkins defends well and Hell ends up having to push Watkins into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
The referee is keeping an eye on Hell - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Watkins is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Hell has Watkins pressed against the cage.
Watkins is trying to break the clinch but Hell has him pressed against the cage.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Watkins dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hell pushes off an throws an elbow but Watkins leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Hell lands with a short shot to the head.
Watkins is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Hell to keep the fight standing.
Watkins looking for a takedown.
The referee calls for Hell to work.
Hell wants a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Olof Hell. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hell fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Watkins manages to break the clinch.
Watkins throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Hell tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Watkins is in Hell's guard.
Hell throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Watkins wants to stand but Hell has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Watkins lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Hell is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Watkins is aware though and is defending well.
Hell can't keep his opponent in guard - Watkins advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Watkins is taking a breather. Hell 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.
Watkins takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Hell moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Watkins wants to pass the guard but Hell is keeping the position.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Carvel Watkins.
I think Hell 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 Steve Smith scores the fight 30:29
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 30:27
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Olof Hell!
After the fight, Olof Hell 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 bantamweight MMA rules bout between Middle Bear (ranked 3709 p4p, 24727 weight class) and Brenton Sanders (ranked 197 p4p, 332 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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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 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Middle Bear!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Brenton Sanders!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Alec Ball and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sanders stalks Bear and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Bear's face. Bear staggers backwards, shaken.
Sanders clinches up with Bear and pushes him back against the cage.
Bear tries for a takedown. No joy.
Sanders is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Sanders landing knees to the head.
Bear has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Sanders is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Middle Bear. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Still in the clinch, Sanders scores with a nice short uppercut.
Bear is working for takedown but Sanders is calmly controlling the position for now.
Sanders softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A short right from Sanders on the inside.
Sanders displaying some good clinch control by pressing Bear up against the cage.
Sanders landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Good body shot from Sanders.
Bear drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Sanders gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Sanders holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Sanders scores with a hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanders is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Sanders is working Bear over against the cage.
Bear tries for a takedown. No joy.
Sanders lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Bear or not.
Sanders lands a left hand that snaps the head of Bear backwards.
Bear lands a takedown into guard.
Bear prevents Sanders from getting back to his feet.
Sanders is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Bear trying to control the position from guard on top but Sanders is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sanders is looking to stand back up but Bear counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Sanders.
Bear is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Sanders pushes Bear off looking to stand but Bear dives back in and keeps control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bear is working for a kimura but Sanders is defending it quite comfortably.
Bear looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Sanders with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Sanders is looking to escape.
Bear wants to control but Sanders is keeping him busy.
Bear looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sanders looks like he's trying to stand up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bear wants to lay and pray for a moment but Sanders keeps working.
Bear looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Bear is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Sanders doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Bear.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Sanders pushes Bear off, looking to escape but Bear dives into side control. He's locked up a kimura now - that was fast! He's cranking on it and Sanders is forced to tap! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Middle Bear!
Middle Bear thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Bryan Danielson (ranked 2963 p4p, 24708 weight class) and Narcisse Stevie (ranked 328 p4p, 594 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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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 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Bryan Danielson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Narcisse Stevie!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Alec Ball and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stevie closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Danielson is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Stevie off and has taken his back!
Danielson 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, Stevie has freed his hand and lives to survive another… well, another couple of seconds at least!
Danielson is hanging on to Stevie's back as he tries to escape.
Danielson tightening his grip on Stevie, looking for the choke.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Stevie can't escape the position.
Stevie is still trying to improve position.
Danielson is working the back position looking for the choke. Oh, he's slid into an armbar! Beautiful transition and Stevie taps out! Fantastic Jiu Jitsu from Danielson.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Bryan Danielson!
Bryan Danielson thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Brian Kingman (ranked 4140 p4p, 4528 weight class) and Giant Grizzly (ranked 378 p4p, 403 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Brian Kingman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Giant Grizzly!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Elvis Blanc and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Grizzly connects with a single shot there.
We've been hearing reports that Kingman has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Grizzly looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Grizzly misses with a looping right.
Kingman moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Kingman scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Grizzly gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Kingman.
Grizzly throws a looping overhand right but Kingman ducks down to avoid it.
Grizzly throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Kingman on the side of the head.
Grizzly throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Kingman.
The fighters circling - Grizzly throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A swing and a miss from Grizzly.
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!
Grizzly swings widly with a right hand
and Kingman counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
 Grizzly is rocked!
Kingman cracks Grizzly with a nasty uppercut that draws ooohs from the crowd and sends Grizzly tumbling backwards onto the mat. He tries to recover but Kingman pounces and lands a hail of unanswered strikes that forces the referee to step in to end the fight! Grizzly is not happy but he gave the referee no choice!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Brian Kingman!
Brian Kingman decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Sean Bronz (ranked 4139 p4p, 3202 weight class) and Thiago Lourenco (ranked 377 p4p, 315 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Sean Bronz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Thiago Lourenco!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Dillan Fox and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bronz misses with a series of wild punches.
Lourenco uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bronz.
Lourenco drives through with a takedown into Bronz's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Bronz is looking to sweep but instead, Lourenco has passed into half guard.
Bronz is refusing to be controlled, as Lourenco sits in half guard.
Bronz gets full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lourenco is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Bronz trying to control the position.
We've been hearing good reports from Bronz's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Bronz is wriggling around but Lourenco manages to pass to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bronz trying to control but Lourenco postures up.
Bronz is trying to stand up here but Lourenco is controlling him well.
Lourenco wants to control but Bronz is keeping him busy.
Lourenco is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Bronz sees it coming and defends easily.
Lourenco is looking to take a break and control but Bronz is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Lourenco is working for a submission of some sort.
Bronz is trying to escape back to his feet but Lourenco uses the scramble to pass into side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bronz tries to bench press Lourenco off him but Lourenco keeps the position.
Lourenco goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Bronz rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Lourenco's guard! Nice work there by Bronz!
Bronz knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Lourenco on the ground.
Bronz trying to stand up but can't free himself from Lourenco's guard.
Lourenco had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Bronz defends it easily.
Lourenco trying to keep a closed guard but Bronz is proving a slippery customer.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Lourenco is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Bronz defends well.
Bronz wants to stand and escape but instead Lourenco has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lourenco trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Lourenco trying to control but Bronz is working from the bottom.
Bronz escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Lourenco gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Bronz keeping moving, preventing Lourenco from controlling successfully.
Lourenco looking to pass the guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Lourenco thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Lourenco tries to free his leg and advance position but Bronz is retaining full guard.
Bronz wants to sweep but no luck.
Lourenco trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Lourenco is pushing down on Bronz's leg trying to pass to half guard. Bronz is fighting to maintain full guard but Lourenco has managed to sneak the leg through.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Lourenco looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Lourenco passes to side control.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Thiago Lourenco dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
Bronz gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Lourenco passes Bronz's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Thiago Lourenco has got the better of the ground game so far.
Lourenco is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Bronz is just riding it out for now. Lourenco eventually gives up the hold.
Lourenco works his way into full mount!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bronz is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Lourenco can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Bronz is looking to escape.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lourenco with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lourenco is working for a guillotine from mount but Bronz frees his head quite easily.
Lourenco prevents Bronz from getting the reversal.
Lourenco is working for a guillotine from mount but Bronz frees his head quite easily.
Bronz working to try and regain half guard.
Bronz is working hard here to advance position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lourenco looking for a guillotine from mount but Bronz is having none of it.
Lourenco working for a submission but Bronz is keeping him at bay.
Lourenco can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Bronz is looking to escape.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lourenco tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Lourenco looking to control but Bronz is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Lourenco controlling the position easily from mount.
Bronz squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lourenco is working close to his opponent, looking to work a submission by the looks of things. Oh, he's managed to get a guillotine from mount as his opponent reached up! That looks tiiiiight! Will he tap? YES, he's tapped! Impressive submission by Lourenco!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:29 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Thiago Lourenco!
In his post fight interview, Thiago Lourenco started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bjj Ace (ranked 3543 p4p, 24882 weight class) and Zeeble Bippus (ranked 435 p4p, 648 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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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 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Bjj Ace!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Zeeble Bippus!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Trevor Gratis and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ace avoids a kick to the body.
Bippus feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Aces jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
 It looks like Bjj Ace has been cut.
Bippus misses with a head kick.
Bippus's coach down at Reach Around was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Bippus's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Ace closes the distance and clinches up with Bippus, looking for a takedown. Ace pushes Bippus against the cage but Bippus circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Bippus thuds his shin into the meat of Ace's side.
Bippus scores with a shot to the body.
Ace fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Bippus lands a leg kick that knocks Ace off balance momentarily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ace looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Bippus is fending him off so far but Ace persists. Nope, Bippus circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bjj Ace. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bippus lands with a thumping leg kick.
Ace tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Bippus swivels and escapes.
Bippus takes the fight into the clinch.
Bippus lands a left hand that snaps the head of Ace backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bippus lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Ace backwards.
Ace tries to pull guard but Bippus forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Ace tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Ace is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Bippus gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Ace takes a knee right on the jaw!
Ace is breathing heavily.
Bippus taking a breather.
I was talking to Ace's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Bippus breaks the clinch.
Bippus lands a big head kick that sends Ace tumbling to the mat! Bippus takes a step backwards and waves Ace back to his feet - he wants the finish!
 Ace is rocked!
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!
Ace steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Bippus. That one must have hurt.
Oh Ace is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Bippus bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Ace seems to have got his legs back now.
Bippus drops Ace with a naaaaasty hook - Ace is in real trouble here! Bippus dives in to side control and pounds out his opponent for a TKO victory! The crowd goes nuts!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Zeeble Bippus!
During a confident post fight interview, Zeeble Bippus thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ispa Hunter (ranked 2646 p4p, 3279 weight class) and Alexander Rozhkov (ranked 354 p4p, 121 weight class). Alexander Rozhkov told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Ispa Hunter!
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, Alexander Rozhkov!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Yves DeLean and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hunter walks into a left hand.
Hunter lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
 It looks like Alexander Rozhkov has been cut.
Hunter connects with a right hand. Rozhkov shakes it off.
Rozhkov throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A head kick by Hunter misses
and Rozhkov decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Hunter's guard.
Rozhkov scoring with some ground and pound.
Hunter looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Hunter looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Hunter had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Rozhkov defends it easily.
Hunter working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Rozhkov doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Rozhkov manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rozhkov stands up over Hunter, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Rozhkov lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Hunter looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Rozhkov working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Hunter's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rozhkov chips away with some ground and pound.
Rozhkov connects with a couple of short punches.
Hunter is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Hunter keeping moving, preventing Rozhkov from controlling successfully.
Rozhkov scoring with some ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rozhkov lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Hunter working a defensive guard here.
Rozhkov scoring with punches to the head and body.
Hunter is rocked!
Rozhkov chips away with some ground and pound.
Oh Hunter is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Rozhkov gets to his feet and stands over Hunter, holding his ankles. He dives in with a big left hand that connects! Hunter felt that one! Rozhkov unloads more punches and elbows and this one is over! The ref has dived in to save Hunter from any more punishment!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Alexander Rozhkov!
Alexander Rozhkov decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ivar Kvick (ranked 1231 p4p, 2678 weight class) and Ben Jamin (ranked 166 p4p, 333 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ivar Kvick!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Ben Jamin!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, William Peck and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jamin gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Kvick lunges at Jamin with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Jamin's hand.
Kvick misses with a body shot.
Jamin takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Kvick lands with a good body shot.
Kvick is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Kvick connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Kvick thuds a left hand into Jamin's body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jamin moves forwards but Kvick connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Kvick has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kvick. Jamin does a little dance to reset his feet.
And Jamin tries to counter it with a takedown but Kvick pushes his down on his head and steps out.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kvick. Jamin does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jamin uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kvick.
Jamin is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Jamin blocks a jab.
Kvick misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Jamin with the counter takedown but Kvick avoids it easily.
Kvick misses the shot to the body.
Jamin feints the counter takedown.
Jamin uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kvick.
Jamin changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Kvick throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
And Jamin tries to counter it with a takedown but Kvick pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Kvick lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Kvick connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Kvick jabs at Jamin's body.
Kvick takes a swing at Jamin's ribcage but misses.
And Jamin tries to counter it with a takedown but Kvick pushes his down on his head and steps out.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kvick misses with a body shot.
Jamin walks into a left hand.
Kvick throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kvick fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jamin manages to avoid it.
And Jamin tries to counter it with a takedown but Kvick pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Jamin takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Ivar Kvick seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kvick connects with a crisp jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kvick misses with a two punch combination.
Kvick is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Kvick throws a body shot but no joy.
Kvick looks to throw the jab but Jamin is out of range.
Jamin is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kvick scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Jamin doesn't seem bothered though.
Kvick misses with a two punch combination.
Jamin is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Kvick swinging wildly here.
Jamin has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Jamin there as he acknowledges the shot.
Kvick misses with a body shot.
Jamin feints the counter takedown.
A jab lands there for Kvick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jamin staying out of range there.
Jamin is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
The fighters circling - Kvick throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Jamin tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Kvick will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Jamin with the counter takedown but Kvick avoids it easily.
Kvick connects with a looping right hand.
Kvick lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
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!
Kvick swings for the body but Jamin moves out of range.
Jamin is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Kvick misses with a looping right.
And Jamin tries to counter it with a takedown but Kvick pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Nice cross by Kvick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ivar Kvick dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Jamin avoids the body shot from Kvick.
And Jamin tries to counter it with a takedown but Kvick pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Jamin on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Jamin avoids the body shot from Kvick.
Jamin with the counter takedown but Kvick avoids it easily.
Jamin walks into a left hand.
Kvick ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jamin moves away.
Jamin tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Kvick throws a hook but Jamin avoids it easily.
Jamin tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Kvick looks to score with a jab to the body but Jamin is just out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kvick throws a looping overhand right but Jamin ducks down to avoid it.
Kvick lunges at Jamin with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Jamin's hand.
Kvick jabs at Jamin's body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jamin steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kvick.
Good shot there by Kvick.
Jamin avoids the body shot from Kvick.
Jamin with the counter takedown but Kvick avoids it easily.
Kvick scores with a hook.
Kvick throws a jab when Jamin was well out of range.
Kvick fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Jamin on the side of the head.
Jamin slips a jab and a cross from Kvick.
Jamin with the counter takedown but Kvick avoids it easily.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with each other but Jamin might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Kvick has got the better of the exchanges.
Jamin avoids the body shot from Kvick.
Kvick scores with a shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jamin takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Kvick swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jamin drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Kvick defends it well.
Kvick looks to land a left hand but Jamin moved out of range nicely.
Kvick misses with a body shot.
Jamin tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
A jab from Kvick does it's job there.
Jamin avoids the body shot from Kvick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kvick scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Jamin doesn't seem bothered though.
Kvick misses with a body shot.
Kvick is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Jamin can do to turn this around?
Kvick misses with a hook
and Jamin counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jamin thows a huge punch but Kvick dodges it nicely.
Jamin with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Kvick has hold of Jamin's hands but Jamin slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Kvick trying to control from the bottom.
Kvick is refusing to be controlled, as Jamin sits in half guard.
Kvick is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kvick is refusing to be controlled, as Jamin sits in half guard.
Jamin might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Kvick haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Kvick avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Jamin.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
That's four 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.
Jamin looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
My spies in Milkys Cave inform me that Jamin has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Jamin throwing shots but Kvick is blocking nicely.
Kvick on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Kvick tries to get out of the position.
Jamin thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Kvick's head.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Kvick scores with a jab.
Kvick misses with a wild body shot.
Jamin with the counter takedown but Kvick avoids it easily.
Kvick works the jab nicely.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ivar Kvick dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Kvick uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Kvick jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Jamin's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Kvick connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Jamin scrambles back to his feet.
Kvick throws a series of punches but Jamin avoids them all with ease.
And Jamin tries to counter it with a takedown but Kvick pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Kvick with a jab.
Kvick misses the shot to the body.
Kvick comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kvick catches Jamin with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Kvick throws a body shot but no joy.
Kvick throws out a powerful jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kvick lands a right hook to the body.
Kvick misses with a looping right.
Kvick throws a right hand that Jamin ducks under and follows up with a left that Jamin also avoids with ease.
Kvick misses with an uppercut. Jamin saw that one coming.
Jamin has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Kvick misses with an uppercut.
Kvick throws a poor cross that misses
and Jamin counters with a shoot takedown. Kvick fights it but they end up in guard.
Kvick 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.
Jamin is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jamin being controlled here momentarily.
Kvick preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Jamin controls from within his opponent's guard.
Jamin postures up and lands a big shot to Kvick's brow.
Jamin stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Kvick swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Kvick is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Jamin content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jamin in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Jamin throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Kvick works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Kvick connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
A big left from Kvick misses.
Jamin takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Kvick misses the shot to the body.
Jamin staying out of range there.
Kvick looks to land a left hand but Jamin moved out of range nicely.
Ivar Kvick is winning the standup battle so far.
Nice shot lands for Kvick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kvick ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jamin moves away.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kvick. Jamin does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kvick throws an off balance right hand
and Jamin counters with a nice double leg into side control. Kvick won't be happy with that.
Kvick takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kvick dodges the ground and pound from Jamin.
Jamin misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Jamin is chipping away with strikes.
Ivar Kvick is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Jamin cracks Kvick with a big right hand but Kvick just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Jamin misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Jamin throws an elbow but Kvick slips to the side and avoids it well.
Ben Jamin has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jamin cracks Kvick with a big right hand but Kvick just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ivar Kvick showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Kvick, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Trevor Gratis scores the fight 30:26
Judge William Peck scores the fight 30:26
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ivar Kvick!
Our winner, Ivar Kvick, 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.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tenacity Tshabalala (ranked 2429 p4p, 1535 weight class) and Wang Chung (ranked 328 p4p, 220 weight class). Chung is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Everybody Wang Chung Tonight. 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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201 cm
24
266
5 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Big right hand |
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Good takedowns
Basic striking
Granite chin |
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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 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Tenacity Tshabalala!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Wang Chung!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Trevor Gratis and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chung tries to score with a low kick but Tshabalala moves his leg out of the way.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Tshabalala enables Chung to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Tshabalala manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Chung won't allow Tshabalala to sweep him here.
Chung slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Tshabalala is not content to let Chung control the position.
Chung cracks Tshabalala with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Tshabalala might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chung misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Tshabalala managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Chung.
Chung trying to control the action but Tshabalala is working from the bottom.
Chung has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chung connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Tshabalala some visible discomfort.
Chung throws an elbow but Tshabalala slips to the side and avoids it well.
The strikes coming from Chung are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Tshabalala takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Chung tries for a kimura but Tshabalala is defending well.
Chung tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
The ground and pound from Chung seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chung moves into full mount!
Chung pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Tshabalala is in a tricky position. We've heard reports from his gym mates at Reach Around that he's been drilling escapes, so let's see if he can get back to his feet.
Chung connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Chung scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Tshabalala?
Chung with good strikes from the mount here!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Chung controlling from the full mount.
Chung scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Tshabalala is squirming around, avoiding Chung's attempts to control the action.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chung lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Chung misses with a head shot.
Chung putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Chung landing punches.
Chung is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Chung unloading with bombs!
Chung raining down shots from the mount!
Chung punching from mount but Tshabalala doing a good job of avoiding damage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tshabalala takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chung controlling from the full mount.
Chung with the ground and pound from mount.
Chung misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Chung lands a big shot there that rocks Tshabalala but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Chung cracks Tshabalala with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Chung lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Tshabalala is squirming around, avoiding Chung's attempts to control the action.
Tshabalala blocking the ground and pound.
Chung looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Wang Chung dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
A low kick lands for Chung.
Chung moves away from the strike by Tshabalala.
Chung feints the counter takedown.
Chung has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Chung is trying hard to land a takedown here. Tshabalala sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Tshabalala looks to throw the jab but Chung is out of range.
A swing and a miss from Tshabalala.
Chung shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Tshabalala connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
The fighters circling - Tshabalala throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Tshabalala stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Tshabalala wants it to stay on the feet.
Tshabalala swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Tenacity Tshabalala has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Wang Chung.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tshabalala throws a hook but Chung blocks it.
Chung slips a jab from Tshabalala.
Chung tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Tshabalala swivels and escapes.
Chung fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chung shoots in but Tshabalala avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Chung.
Chung lands some shots froms side control.
Chung advances to full mount.
Chung lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Tshabalala hang on?
Chung working for a submission here. He's tucked his head under his opponent's arm, looking for an arm triangle. He's hopped off into side control, looking to tighten the submission... is it going to work? He's given up a good position looking for it. Tshabalala looks OK. Oh, I spoke too soon, he's out! That must have been tighter than I thought! Excellent work there by Chung! Submission of the night perhaps?
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Wang Chung!
A very excited looking Wang Chung 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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hype
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pop
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