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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mathias Djuric (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aslan Hamedov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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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
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Mathias Djuric! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Aslan Hamedov! The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Konstantin Menshow and Dmitry Maklakov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Djuric throws a right and a left that Hamedov avoids nicely. Hamedov fails with a takedown attempt. Hamedov closes this distance looking for a takedown but Djuric circles away. Hamedov slips under a jab from Djuric. Djuric displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Hamedov. Mathias Djuric has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Aslan Hamedov. Djuric stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Djuric wants it to stay on the feet. Hamedov takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
No joy there for Djuric, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Djuric slaps away a takedown attempt from Hamedov, before circling back to the center of the mat. Hamedov scores with a takedown into Djuric's guard. Hamedov trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Djuric manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
That's one minute gone in the round. Djuric drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Hamedov manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Djuric has Hamedov in his guard. Hamedov passes easily into side control. Nice work. Hamedov thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
That's two 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. Djuric is looking to reverse the position. Hamedov really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Djuric. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out. Hamedov goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Djuric has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Hamedov but great work by Djuric. Hamedov looks gassed! Hamedov is looking for a sweep. Djuric landing strikes. Djuric has worked his way into a potential kimura here. Hamedov is trying to get out of the position but his squirming has just got him deeper into trouble. Djuric yanks on the arm and Hamedov is forced to tap due to a very painful looking submission! Nice work by Djuric.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:01 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Mathias Djuric!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ivan Kuchenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and imants legzda (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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200 cm
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262 lbs
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190 cm
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258 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ivan Kuchenko! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, imants legzda! The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Ivan Kurochkin and Vladimir Khabensky.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! legzda cracks Kuchenko with a big right hand and Kuchenko goes down!
It looks like Ivan Kuchenko has been cut. legzda gets to his feet. Kuchenko looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son! legzda swats away the attempt to clinch by Kuchenko. Kuchenko looks for a takedown but legzda sprawls well. legzda has taken the fight to the clinch.
legzda swings away with an uppercut that misses.
legzda doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
legzda doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kuchenko blocking some punches.
Kuchenko lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. legzda tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. legzda lands a nice uppercut. legzda misses with a short punch on the inside. legzda gets through Kuchenko's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head. legzda swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kuchenko blocking some punches.
A nice left hand lands by legzda.
legzda lands a right hand.
Kuchenko is rocked! legzda throws a punch but it's blocked by Kuchenko. Oh Kuchenko is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!! An uppercut on the inside fails to land for legzda. Kuchenko seems to have got his legs back now. legzda scores with a nice hook to the head. legzda tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. legzda swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kuchenko blocks an uppercut.
legzda lands a right hand. A head punch blocked on the inside by Kuchenko. legzda misses with the head strike.
legzda throws a punch but it's blocked by Kuchenko.
That's one minute gone in the round. Kuchenko tries to break free but legzda pushes him back against the ropes. legzda working some nice short punches in the clinch. legzda lands an uppercut. A battle for position here, against the ropes. legzda swings away with an uppercut that misses.
legzda doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kuchenko wants to stall.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for legzda. legzda throws a punch but it's blocked by Kuchenko. Kuchenko is trying to force a seperation but legzda has the dominant position. Kuchenko fails to pull the fight into his guard.
legzda fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kuchenko is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath. legzda misses with a punch on the inside.
Kuchenko drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ivan Kuchenko. That's going to take a lot out of him. legzda scores with an uppercut up the middle. legzda swings wildly with an uppercut but Kuchenko uses good head movement to avoid it. Kuchenko working hard to break the clinch. Kuchenko is trying to break the clinch but legzda has him pressed against the ropes. legzda throws a punch but it's blocked by Kuchenko. legzda throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Kuchenkos head. Kuchenko scores with a nice hook to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round. legzda lands a shoulder strike. Kuchenko's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does. I'm just looking down at my notes here and I see that.... oh! legzda has cracked Kuchenko with a big right, followed by a left! He's out on his feet! legzda lands another huge swinging hook and Kuchenko tumbles to the canvas! The ref dives in to save Kuchenko, before legzda can land any more shots!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:11 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). imants legzda!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Marcus Orakpo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vlad Lepdev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Vlad Lepdev is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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191 cm
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272 lbs
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199 cm
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273 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Marcus Orakpo! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Vlad Lepdev! The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Valeri Chadov and Konstantin Menshow.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Lepdev showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Orakpo.
Vlad Lepdev seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Lepdev throws a good cross that connects.
Orakpo waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Lepdev. A slow jab from Lepdev misses its intended target. Lepdev tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Orakpo was well out of range. Poor timing from Lepdev. Lepdev misses with a jab, cross combination.
Orakpo is looking to chop away at Lepdev's legs. Orakpo swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Lepdev cracks him with a counter punch right on the button. Orakpo cracks a nice hook into Lepdev's ribs. Orakpo fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Orakpo tries to keep at a distance but Lepdev has taken the fight into the clinch. Orakpo is trying to break free. Lepdev breaks the clinch.
Orakpo misses with a series of wild punches.
Orakpo just misses with a punch to the body.
Orakpo misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Lepdev lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent. Lepdev throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Orakpo. A punch combination from Lepdev misses.
That's one minute gone in the round. Lepdev misses with a hook. Lepdev misses with a hook. Lepdev throws a nice looking combination but Orakpo bobs and weaves to avoid any damage. Orakpo drops his hands momentarily and Lepdev takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head. Orakpo moves away from the strike by Lepdev. Orakpo throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Lepdev counters with a three punch combo that has Orakpo backing up. Orakpo nods at Lepdev to acknowledge the strikes. Orakpo swinging wildly here.
Orakpo scores with a decent looking hook. Orakpo misses with a double jab
and Lepdev counters with a nice body shot. Orakpo is breathing heavily. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Lepdev is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot. Lepdev lands a nice hook to Orakpo's body. Orakpo takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes. Lepdev moves into the clinch. Lepdev breaks from the clinch.
Orakpo takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming. Lepdev connects with the punch. Lepdev drops Orakpo with a beautiful combination! Orakpo stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Lepdev is looking for the KO!
It looks like Marcus Orakpo has been cut. Lepdev closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes. Lepdev escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Orakpo tries to keep at a distance but Lepdev has taken the fight into the clinch. Lepdev manages to break the clinch.
Lepdev lands a left and a right that send Orakpo crashing to the mat, dazed. Lepdev thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet! Lepdev fires a straight punch through the middle that cracks Orakpo square on the jaw! Damn, Orakpo is out cold on his feet and topples face first to the canvas! Wow, I haven't seen a knockout that brutal in a long time!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Vlad Lepdev!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Fedor Emelianenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Deiter Myers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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230 lbs
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235 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Fedor Emelianenko! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
6 - 15 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Deiter Myers! The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Ivan Kurochkin and Vladimir Khabensky.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Myers tries to clinch but Emelianenko is having none of it. Emelianenko darts in trying to clinch and Myers counters with a shoot takedown into half guard. Myers lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears. Both fighters really going for it on the ground here! Myers thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Emelianenko's head. Myers not throwing his punches with enough precision this time. Myers slips a nice elbow through Emelianenko's hands, connecting with Emelianenko's forehead. Emelianenko tries to kick Myers off but Myers keeps his base steady and stays in half guard. Myers scoring with strikes to the body and head. The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves. Emelianenko is breathing heavily. Myers working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that. Emelianenko looking to work for a kimura from the bottom. Myers working Emelianenko over with strikes. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Myers is keen to just control but Emelianenko is a slippery customer. Myers lands strikes from half guard. Myers has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan. Myers winds up and cracks Emelianenko with a swinging punch to the side of the head. Emelianenko is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Myers scores with a couple of nice shots.
That's one minute gone in the round. Myers is nestled in close to Emelianenko, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure. Nice strikes from Myers there.
Emelianenko is rocked! Myers looks to score some points with some ground and pound. Oh Emelianenko is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!! Myers seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime. Myers winds up and cracks Emelianenko with a swinging punch to the side of the head. Myers scores with a couple of good hammerfists. Myers is trying to work for a kimura but Emelianenko is defending well.
Emelianenko seems to have got his legs back now. Myers working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that. Myers working over Emelianenko with some ground and pound. Emelianenko looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable. Myers lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt. The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now. Myers is keen to just control but Emelianenko is a slippery customer.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Emelianenko wants to control but Myers is keeping busy.
Myers working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that. Emelianenko has hold of Myers's hands but Myers slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow. The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Myers lands a nice short elbow. Emelianenko is looking to improve his position.
Myers moves nicely into side control. Myers lands a nice forearm strike. Myers working the ground and pound. Myers lands a decent elbow from side control. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Myers working the head with strikes. Emelianenko is not content to let Myers control the position. Myers is working Emelianenko over with some ground and pound from side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Myers scores with punches from side control. Myers cracks Emelianenko with a big elbow. Myers is working Emelianenko over with some ground and pound from side control. Emelianenko tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Myers wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control. Myers lands a few punches from side control. Myers landing with strikes to the head and body from side control. Emelianenko is trying to strike from the bottom but Myers has passed into full mount. Myers scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Emelianenko?
Myers landing strikes from the mount. Myers cracks Emelianenko with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Myers with the ground and pound from mount. Emelianenko is in a horrible position here. Myers smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Myers landing punches. Emelianenko is trying desperately to improve position. Myers working Emelianenko over with strikes here. Myers connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Emelianenko is looking to get to half guard. Myers putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound! Emelianenko is bucking up trying to escape but Myers cracks him with another couple of good strikes. As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. Myers with good strikes from the mount here! Emelianenko tries to get back to half guard but can't. Emelianenko is trying to get back to his feet but can't. And thats the end of the round the fighters go back to their corners.
Deiter Myers dominated that round. The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Myers tries to clinch but fails miserably and Emelianenko counters by clinching up. Myers tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Myers prevents the takedown attempt.
Myers working Emelianenko over with knees to the body. Myers tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Myers breaks the clinch.
Myers tries to close the distance and clinch but Emelianenko swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away. Emelianenko keeps the fight on the outside. Myers shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard. Emelianenko won't allow Myers to pass to mount. Emelianenko has hold of Myers's hands but Myers slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow. Myers passes to full mount! Myers breaks from Emelianenko's wrist control and lands an elbow. Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round. Emelianenko manages to regain half guard. Good work. Myers thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas. Emelianenko is trying to stand back up but Myers is controlling him
Emelianenko makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Emelianenko. Emelianenko escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Myers gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance. Myers content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots. Myers stands and throws Emelianenko's legs to the side, diving into side control. Emelianenko takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Myers grinds an elbow into Emelianenko's temple.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Emelianenko taking punishment in the form of punches.
Emelianenko is trying to improve his position. Myers is working Emelianenko over with some ground and pound from side control. Myers working away. Myers has hold of Emelianenko's arm. He's looking for a kimura. Emelianenko seems comfortable defending it but Myers has shifted his position slighty and is cranking on the arm! Emelianenko is real pain and he's forced to tap out! Emelianenko is disgusted with himself for not defending it better but Myers couldn't care less - he's delighted!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:27 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Deiter Myers!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gugu Gangsta (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jary Bazu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gugu Gangsta is staring across the ring at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Gugu Gangsta! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jary Bazu! The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Fedor Mirinova and Igor Prikhodko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Bazu looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard. Bazu is trying a forearm choke
I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Bazu passes the guard and advances to mount! Gangsta is trying to escape the mount.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves. Bazu throws some shoulder strikes here and then postures up. Oh, he's gone for an armbar! Gangsta has his hands clasped together but Bazu breaks the hold and Gangsta is forced to tap! This one is aaaaaaaaaaall over! That was lightning fast by Bazu!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Jary Bazu!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Aloe VERA (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dan Trejo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). VERA comes to the ring accompanied by Low. Dan Trejo struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 206.7lbs at the first attempt and had to take the additional two hours to make the official bout weight. Let's see how much it's taken out of him. This should be fireworks!
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220 lbs
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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
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Aloe VERA! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Dan Trejo! The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Igor Prikhodko and Vladimir Khabensky.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! VERA scores with a punch to the head. Trejo gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows VERA to score an easy takedown into full guard. Trejo working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from VERA. Trejo preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage. Trejo utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound. Trejo is trying to control the position but VERA postures up. Trejo had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. VERA defends it easily. Trejo manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. VERA manages to get himself to full guard.
VERA escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Trejo gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance. VERA is trying to control the position but Trejo postures up. Trejo has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of VERA is proving hard to escape from. VERA has his foot on Trejo's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Trejo works his way back into a safe position though.
That's one minute gone in the round. There's a bit of a scramble here and now VERA is on top in guard.
VERA slips nicely into half guard. VERA missing with some ground and pound from the half guard. VERA seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Trejo does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back. VERA thows a big elbow that misses, also allowing Trejo to regain full guard. VERA 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. VERA drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Trejo dives on top into guard. VERA wants to sweep here but Trejo controlling him for the moment. Trejo avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
VERA throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
That's two minutes gone in the round. VERA throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Trejo would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard. VERA is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent. Trejo is looking to stand up but VERA won't let him. Trejo wants to control from the top but VERA keeps moving. Trejo looks gassed! VERA manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Trejo manages to get himself to full guard.
Trejo really doesn't want to stay on the ground with VERA. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out. VERA lands a couple of elbows. VERA is looking to work some ground and pound but Trejo has wrist control.
That's three minutes gone in the round. VERA lands a couple of digs. Trejo keeping moving, preventing VERA from controlling successfully. Trejo trying to control the position.
VERA passes easily into side control. Nice work. VERA creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots. VERA is looking to take a break and control but Trejo is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom. Trejo on the wrong end of some ground and pound. VERA is trying to get an arm triangle but Trejo is defending well. VERA scoring with punches and elbows.
That's four minutes gone in the round. VERA wants to control but Trejo is keeping him busy. VERA lands some shots froms side control. A lull in the action here as VERA stalls from top position. VERA scores with a couple of short elbows. VERA scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Trejo to see if he's OK. VERA scores with punches from side control. VERA cracks Trejo with an elbow. That is naaassty. The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end. Trejo struggling a bit here. VERA is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Trejo has escaped the position, nice work there. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. VERA working the ground and pound from side control. And thats the end of the round the fighters go back to their corners.
Aloe VERA dominated that round. That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.
Trejo gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard. VERA controls the pace of the fight for a moment. VERA passes Trejo's left leg - he's now in half guard. Trejo is trying to stand.
VERA working over Trejo with some ground and pound. Trejo looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable. VERA 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.
VERA seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense. Trejo is breathing heavily. VERA works his way into full mount!
That's one minute gone in the round. Trejo is squirming around, avoiding VERA's attempts to control the action. Trejo in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head. Trejo wants to control but VERA is having none of it. VERA breaks from Trejo's wrist control and lands an elbow. VERA lands a big shot there that rocks Trejo but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
VERA is giving the impression that he's looking to ground and pound but he switches suddenly into a beautiful far side armbar! Trejo is forced to tap! Great finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Aloe VERA!
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