RCS 26 - Malapropism PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Raphael Cohen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jerry Jango (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jerry Jango has the eye of the tiger tonight.

Cohen
vs
Jango

174 cm
19
210 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

183 cm
27
205 lbs
1 - 6 - 0

Good takedowns
Counter striker
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Determined

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 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Raphael Cohen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jerry Jango!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, John Mangel and Donatello Bradman.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cohen avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

Jango throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Cohen tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Jango is in Cohen's guard.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.

Cohen has his foot on Jango's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Jango works his way back into a safe position though.
Jango wants to pass the guard but Cohen is keeping the position.

Cohen escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Jango gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
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!
Jango with a flurry of punches that miss.

Cohen is working for submissions here. He's thrown up his legs looking for a tringle but Jango frees his head nicely. Oh but Cohen has switched to an armbar! Jango is tapping furiously! Lovely submission there!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Armbar). Raphael Cohen!

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
75%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jonah Lomu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Niko Winter (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?

Lomu
vs
Winter

196 cm
26
275 lbs
0 - 4 - 0

194 cm
26
248 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

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 0 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jonah Lomu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Niko Winter!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, Donatello Bradman and Bruno Hogan.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lomu takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Lomu falls off balance throwing a combination
and Winter counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

It looks like Jonah Lomu has been cut.
Niko Winter seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Winter cracks Lomu with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Lomu keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Lomu throws out a loose jab but Winter uses good head movement to avoid it.
Winter misses the shot to the body.
Lomu uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Winter.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Winter scores with a shot to the body.
Winter smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
A swing and a miss from Winter.
Lomu uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Winter.
Lomu takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Winter swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Winter.
Winter scores with a body shot.
Lomu could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Lomu is breathing heavily.
Lomu walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Lomu takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lomu walks into a straight right hand from Winter.

Jonah Lomu's cut is getting worse.
Winter lands with an overhand left.
Winter dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Winter throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Lomu on the side of the head.

Jonah Lomu's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Winter lands a nice looking body shot.
Winter punishes Lomu's body with a nice straight punch.
Winter fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Decent striking displayed by Winter there.

Jeez, Jonah Lomu's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Winter throws an overhand right that drops Lomu like a sack of potatoes! Winter dives in to finish the fight with more strikes and this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:03 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Niko Winter!

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energy
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hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dean Walker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tetsuo Chiba (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Walker comes to the cage accompanied by Black Sabbath - Lord of This World. Chiba has chosen Chop Suey as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. 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.

Walker
vs
Chiba

185 cm
26
205 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

180 cm
26
205 lbs
8 - 4 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Lethal high kicks
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful

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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Dean Walker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Tetsuo Chiba!
The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, John Mangel and Summer Carpenter.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chiba dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Chiba steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Walker.
Chiba ducks under a wild hook from Walker.
Walker lands a jab to the head.
Chiba uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Walker has time to react.
Chiba slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Walker. Chiba shrugs it off though.
Walker ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Chiba moves away.
Walker tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Chiba was well out of range. Poor timing from Walker.
Walker fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Chiba has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Chiba ducks under a wild hook from Walker.
Chiba throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
A jab from Chiba misses.
Walker misses with an uppercut
and Chiba counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

It looks like Dean Walker has been cut.
Walker scores with a slapping inside leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Walker shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Walker throws a wild body kick that Chiba sees coming a mile off.
Chiba throws a looping overhand right but Walker ducks down to avoid it.
Good shot there by Walker.
Walker misses with a wild body shot.
Chiba swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Chiba fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Chiba avoids the body shot from Walker.
Chiba misses with a head kick.
Walker missing with a left hand there. Chiba was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Walker throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Chiba sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Chiba staying out of range there.
Chiba ducks under a wild hook from Walker.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Walker closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Chiba wants to break the clinch but can't.
Walker lands with a short shot to the head.
Walker keeps control of Chiba as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Chiba can't break the clinch.

Walker manages to break the clinch.
Chiba avoids the body shot from Walker.
Chiba throws a big shot that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Walker misses with a straight left.
Walker throws a push kick but Chiba slaps the foot to one side.
Walker scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Walker lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Chiba scores with a hook.
Chiba ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Chiba waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Walker.
Chiba throws an overhand right that lands on Walker's shoulder, as Walker tries to avoid the shot.
Walker misses with a hook.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
That kick from Walker tenderised Chiba's leg. Chiba is trying to keep his angry face on.
A solid leg kick lands there for Walker.
Walker is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Chiba.
Walker misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Chiba.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chiba throws a series of punches but Walker moves out of range.
Dean Walker seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Chiba takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Jab from Walker.

Walker has closed the distance and engaged Chiba in a clinch.
Walker presses Chiba against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.

Walker's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Walker dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Chiba throws a jab when Walker was well out of range.
Chiba tries a low kick but Walker avoids it.
Walker throws a front kick that sends Chiba stumbling back into the cage.
Walker throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Dean Walker will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Dean Walker's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Walker throws a lazy right hand but Chiba sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Dean Walker is winning the standup battle so far.
Walker waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Chiba.
Chiba keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Walker.
A big left from Chiba misses.
Walker has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Chiba takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Chiba pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Walker swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Chiba counters with a straight right hand.
Walker waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Chiba.
Walker dodges the punch combination from Chiba.
Chiba slips a jab from Walker.
A looping hook to the body misses from Chiba. Walker does a little dance to reset his feet.
Chiba ducks under a wild hook from Walker.
Walker keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chiba misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Walker misses with a hook
and Chiba connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

Walker is rocked!
A slow jab from Chiba misses its intended target.
Oh Walker is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Walker slips under a jab from Chiba.
Walker blocks a head kick by Chiba.
Chiba thows a left - swing and a miss!
Chiba misses with a looping right.
A jab from Chiba misses.
Chiba throws a big shot that misses.
Walker looks to throw the jab but Chiba is out of range.
Walker ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Walker moves away from the strike by Chiba.
I'm just looking down at my notes here and I see that.... oh! Chiba has cracked Walker with a big right, followed by a left! He's out on his feet! Chiba lands another huge swinging hook and Walker tumbles to the canvas! The ref dives in to save Walker, before Chiba can land any more shots!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:31 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Tetsuo Chiba!

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B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Marcus Blicharz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Caleb Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Blicharz
vs
Jackson

196 cm
22
220 lbs
4 - 5 - 0

181 cm
19
260 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Experienced

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Good gas tank

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 4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Marcus Blicharz !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Caleb Jackson!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, Donatello Bradman and Damien Edna.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No luck for Blicharz with that takedown attempt.
Nice sprawl there from Jackson as Blicharz shoots in.
Blicharz fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Blicharz rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Jackson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Blicharz throws a jab when Jackson was well out of range.
Blicharz has his takedown stuffed

and Jackson counters with a shoot takedown. Blicharz fights it but they end up in guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Marcus Blicharz . That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jackson working some strikes from top position.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Blicharz has momentary wrist control but Jackson slips an elbow through the middle.
Jackson has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Jackson lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Jackson looking to pass the guard.
Jackson working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Blicharz 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.
Jackson working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Jackson is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Blicharz has momentary wrist control but Jackson slips an elbow through the middle.

Blicharz is rocked!

It looks like Marcus Blicharz has been cut.
Blicharz is breathing heavily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jackson lands a couple of digs.
Oh Blicharz is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!

Jackson thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Blicharz seems to have got his legs back now.
Blicharz will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Jackson is looking to work some ground and pound but Blicharz has wrist control.
Blicharz working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Jackson.
Jackson content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.

Marcus Blicharz 's cut is getting worse.
Jackson scoring with punches to the head and body.

Marcus Blicharz 's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Jackson postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.

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

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Caleb Jackson!

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
92%

Main event

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tursunovich Tokhtakhounov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and beej dem (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tokhtakhounov comes to the cage accompanied by Ministry - Thieves. dem has chosen born unknown as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Tokhtakhounov
vs
dem

187 cm
20
220 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

192 cm
21
221 lbs
8 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

Crimson Supplements($50 159 Recovery)

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Tursunovich Tokhtakhounov!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, beej dem!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, Hugh Johnson and Steve Erwin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tokhtakhounov fakes a jab and throws a low kick but dem checks it well.

dem clinches.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Tokhtakhounov.
Tokhtakhounov lands with a light punch inside.
dem avoids a wild elbow strike from Tokhtakhounov.
Tokhtakhounov lands an elbow that stopped dem in his tracks for a moment.

It looks like beej dem has been cut.
dem stalling.
dem dodges an elbow strike from Tokhtakhounov.
dem blocking some punches.
Tokhtakhounov unloads a knee to the mid-section.
dem is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
dem is looking to break free of the clinch but Tokhtakhounov has double underhooks.
Tokhtakhounov working dem over with knees to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tokhtakhounov misses with some punches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
dem just leaning against Tokhtakhounov, taking a breather.
Tokhtakhounov tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and dem avoids it.
Tokhtakhounov tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Tokhtakhounov blocks a body shot from dem.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Tokhtakhounov.
Tokhtakhounov lands a left hand that snaps the head of dem backwards.
Tokhtakhounov tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and dem avoids it.
Tokhtakhounov scores a nice knee to the body.

dem's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Tokhtakhounov fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
The fighters circling - dem throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
dem shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Tokhtakhounov throws a nice inside leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tokhtakhounov is looking to slow dem down with leg kicks.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Tokhtakhounov.
Tokhtakhounov throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Tokhtakhounov with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
dem looks gassed!
dem misses with a body shot
and Tokhtakhounov counters with a series of strikes. dem will be more careful next time no doubt.
Tokhtakhounov throws a nice inside leg kick.

Tokhtakhounov closes the distance and clinches.
Tokhtakhounov scores with a shot to the side of dem's head.
dem avoids a wild elbow strike from Tokhtakhounov.
Tokhtakhounov lands a good knee to the midsection. dem won't want to take too many of those.
Tokhtakhounov working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Tokhtakhounov scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Tokhtakhounov can't find room to land a body shot as dem controls the action.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tokhtakhounov misses with an elbow strike.
dem misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Tokhtakhounov comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
dem stalling in the clinch but Tokhtakhounov improves position.
dem avoids a wild elbow strike from Tokhtakhounov.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Tokhtakhounov.
Tokhtakhounov lands a body shot in the clinch.
Tokhtakhounov lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Tokhtakhounov swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Tokhtakhounov tries to work over dem's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Tokhtakhounov lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Tokhtakhounov throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Tokhtakhounov scores with a knee to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tokhtakhounov lands with a short shot to the head.
Tokhtakhounov lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Tokhtakhounov comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Tokhtakhounov lands an elbow that stopped dem in his tracks for a moment.
Tokhtakhounov misses with a knee to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Tokhtakhounov fails to land.
Tokhtakhounov tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and dem avoids it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
dem takes an elbow to the temple.
Tokhtakhounov is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Tokhtakhounov misses with an elbow strike.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
dem is trying to break the clinch but Tokhtakhounov has him pressed against the cage.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Tokhtakhounov obliges.
Tokhtakhounov landing knees to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tursunovich Tokhtakhounov dominated that round.
The cut man is working on beej dem's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

dem takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
dem is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Tokhtakhounov.
Tokhtakhounov scoring well with a low kick there.
dem on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Tokhtakhounov. Tokhtakhounov obviously looking to wear him down.
Tokhtakhounov is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.

Tokhtakhounov has taken the fight to the clinch.
Tokhtakhounov lands a knee to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
dem takes a shot to the head.
Tokhtakhounov lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
dem is breathing heavily.
Knees to the body from Tokhtakhounov.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Tokhtakhounov obliges.
Tokhtakhounov lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
A knee to the head by Tokhtakhounov.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tokhtakhounov utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Tokhtakhounov lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down dem.
Tokhtakhounov gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Tokhtakhounov is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Tokhtakhounov scores with a knee to the head.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Nice elbow from Tokhtakhounov.
dem tries to work over Tokhtakhounov's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Tokhtakhounov lands with a short shot to the head.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Tokhtakhounov obliges.
Tokhtakhounov keeps the fight in the clinch, despite dem's efforts to push away.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Tokhtakhounov.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tokhtakhounov tries to land knees in the clinch but dem avoids the damage to the body.
dem wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Tokhtakhounov lands a good knee to the midsection. dem won't want to take too many of those.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tokhtakhounov scores a nice knee to the body.
Tokhtakhounov scores with a nice hook to the head.
Tokhtakhounov scores a nice knee to the body.
Tokhtakhounov comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
A short right from Tokhtakhounov.
dem is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Tokhtakhounov is keeping busy.
Tokhtakhounov lands an elbow inside that dem shrugs off.
Tokhtakhounov is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that dem can do to turn this around?
Tokhtakhounov lands a nice elbow.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tokhtakhounov working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Tokhtakhounov lands a right hand that snaps the head of dem backwards.
Tokhtakhounov utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from dem in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Tokhtakhounov lands a good knee to the midsection. dem won't want to take too many of those.
Tokhtakhounov throws a knee to the head but misses.
A right hook to the body lands for Tokhtakhounov.
dem is trying to break free.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tokhtakhounov scores with a knee to the head.
dem takes an elbow to the temple.
Tokhtakhounov lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

dem is rocked!

That has opened up beej dem's cut even more.
Tursunovich Tokhtakhounov has scored more points in the clinch so far.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Tokhtakhounov just misses with a elbow thrown towards dem's brow.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Tokhtakhounov.
A left hand lands to the body for Tokhtakhounov.
Tokhtakhounov comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
dem is still on wobbly legs! Can Tokhtakhounov finish him?
Tokhtakhounov throws a punch but it's blocked by dem.
dem seems to have recovered his senses.
Tokhtakhounov working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Tokhtakhounov lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Tokhtakhounov putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has dem in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
A knee to the head by Tokhtakhounov.

The cut above beej dem's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Tokhtakhounov lands an elbow just above dem 's eye.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Tokhtakhounov lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Tokhtakhounov pushes dem against the cage. Tokhtakhounov is working some dirty boxing. Tokhtakhounov pushes off with a quick right hook! dem goes down! dem tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! Tokhtakhounov moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tursunovich Tokhtakhounov!
Tursunovich Tokhtakhounov is the new light heavyweight champion!