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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sahastrahabu Prabal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mikhail Dretzky (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Prabal's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Rush - Nobody´s Hero. Dretzky has chosen Fight the Good Fight as his entrance music. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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249 lbs
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248 lbs
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Powerful takedowns
Brawler
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Sahastrahabu Prabal!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Mikhail Dretzky!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, Damien Edna and Eliza Hachem.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A leg kick checked by Prabal.
Dretzky stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Dretzky wants it to stay on the feet.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Prabal is defended easily by Dretzky.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Dretzky.
Prabal with a poor takedown
and Dretzky decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Prabal's guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sahastrahabu Prabal. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Prabal looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Dretzky looking to improve position, pressing down on Prabal's thigh with his hand. Prabal seems to be working to lock up a guilotine though... is Dretzky paying attention? Apparently not! He's locked it up tight! Dretzky's face has turned purple! Will he tap? Will he! YES! He's tapped! Prabal picked his opening and made it count! Great finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Sahastrahabu Prabal!
A less than humble Sahastrahabu Prabal misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lincoln Burrows (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rydolf Karel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Burrows comes to the ring accompanied by Station. Karel has chosen Hail Czech as his entrance music. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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190 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Lincoln Burrows!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Rydolf Karel!
The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, Summer Carpenter and Winston Howard.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Burrows throws a series of punches but Karel avoids them all with ease.
Burrows rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Karel moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Burrows misses with a double jab
letting Karel counter with a right hand.
Burrows misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Karel tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Burrows was well out of range. Poor timing from Karel.
Burrows looks to land a combination but Karel avoids it well.
Burrows looks to land a combination but Karel avoids it well.
Lincoln Burrows seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Karel clinches.
Burrows misses with a hook from the clinch.
Karel is pressed up against the ropes. Burrows has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Karel down to the mat. Karel avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Burrows throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Karel counters with a nice double leg into side control. Burrows won't be happy with that.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Karel controls the position.
Burrows is breathing heavily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Karel throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Karel controls the position.
Karel thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Karel tries to advance to mount but Burrows denies him.
Karel controls the position.
Burrows takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Karel staying calm.
Burrows taking a bit of punishment here - Karel scoring with strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Burrows is letting Karel control him for a moment.
Burrows prevents Karel from improving position.
Karel controls the position.
Burrows stops Karel from passing to mount.
Karel is chipping away with strikes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Karel is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Burrows's shoulder. That is not cool.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Karel throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Burrows gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Karel breaks from Burrows's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Karel landing shots from mount.
Karel controlling from mount.
Burrows is in a horrible position here. Karel smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Karel controlling the pace for now.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Karel lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Karel with a couple of short strikes.
Karel controlling his opponent.
Karel fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Karel controlling the position easily from mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rydolf Karel dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Karel stuns Burrows with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Burrows rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Karel moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Burrows looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Burrows falls off balance throwing a combination
and Karel counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Karel scoring with punches to the head and body.
Karel has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Karel sitting in guard here, content to control.
Karel's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Karel lands a couple of decent looking shots.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Karel engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Rydolf Karel was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Burrows takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Burrows closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Burrows fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Karel connects with a right that clearly hurt Burrows. He's backed up against the ropes with nowhere to go as Karel proceeds to tee off with vicious combinations till Burrows collapses and taps out under the pressure!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:39 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rydolf Karel!
Rydolf Karel took some time post fight to say the following; 'HAIL TO THE CZECH REPUBLIC WHITE POWER WPWW'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Farkov Farrkar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jason Voorhees (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Farkov Farrkar has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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288 lbs
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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 Sydney, Farkov Farrkar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jason Voorhees!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, John Mangel and Eliza Hachem.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Voorhees.
Farrkar tries to clinch but Voorhees moves out of range.
Farrkar shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Voorhees sprawls well. Voorhees wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Farrkar gets slowly back to his feet.
Voorhees looks to land a combination but Farrkar avoids it well.
Farrkar tries to clinch up.
The fight stays on the outside here - Farrkar looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Farkov Farrkar seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Farrkar on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Voorhees lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Farrkar moves into the clinch successfully.
Farrkar manages to break the clinch.
Farrkar shoots in and drives through. Voorhees sprawls well.
The fighters circle momentarily. Voorhees darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Farrkar changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Voorhees tries to avoid it but Farrkar manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Voorhees to the ground. Voorhees escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Farkov Farrkar. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Voorhees cracks Farrkar with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
Voorhees scores with the left hand. Farrkar knows he should have avoided that one.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Voorhees lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Farrkar at a distance.
Voorhees throws a good cross that connects.
Farrkar dives in and grabs Voorhees's left leg, looking for a takedown. Voorhees pushes down on Farrkar's head and hops out.
Voorhees has Farrkar up against the ropes in a clinch.
Voorhees effectively controlling the action here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Voorhees misses with a body punch.
Farrkar breaks the clinch.
Voorhees blocks a jab.
Voorhees throws a jab when Farrkar was well out of range.
Voorhees swinging wildly here.
Voorhees misses with a wild combination.
Voorhees feints a jab promting Farrkar to slip. Voorhees then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Farrkar slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Farrkar closes the distance and clinches up with Voorhees, looking for a takedown. Farrkar pushes Voorhees against the ropes but Voorhees circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Voorhees defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Farrkar.
Farrkar fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Voorhees.
Farrkar looks to clinch
and Voorhees counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Voorhees with a jab.
Farrkar is rocked!
Farrkar is breathing heavily.
Voorhees rushes Farrkar and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Oh Farrkar is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Farrkar wants to get back to striking at distance but Voorhees won't allow it.
Farrkar seems to have got his legs back now.
Farrkar has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Farrkar breaks from the clinch.
Voorhees sends Farrkar crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Voorhees is motioning to the referee to let Farrkar up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Farrkar misses with a low kick.
Farrkar fails in his attempt to clinch.
Voorhees swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Farrkar.
Farrkar tries to close the distance and clinch but Voorhees swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Voorhees waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Farrkar.
Voorhees might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Voorhees steps into range and unloads a brutal right left combo! Farrkar is out on his feet! Voorhees sets himself and nearly takes Farrkar's head off with a straight right, sending him crashing to the mat! Wow, that was nasty... but awesome! Wooo!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Jason Voorhees!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Karl Kennison (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and BJ Penn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Kennison might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Hero. BJ Penn 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 welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Karl Kennison!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, BJ Penn!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, John Mangel and Donatello Bradman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kennison scores with a head kick. Penn tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Nice cross by Kennison.
Kennison thumps Penn with a low kick.
Karl Kennison seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kennison connects with an inside leg kick.
Kennison throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A swing and a miss from Kennison.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Kennison.
Kennison misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Penn.
Crunch! Kennison slams his shin into Penn's torso.
Penn steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kennison.
Penn moves out of range of the body kick.
Kennison throws a sloppy head kick and Penn moves out of range easily.
A nice leg kick lands there from Kennison.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice shot lands for Kennison.
Nice jab there from Kennison.
Penn takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Kennison moves into the clinch successfully.
Kennison works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Kennison.
A body shot lands from Kennison.
Penn looks gassed!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kennison lands a body punch.
Kennison with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Kennison is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Kennison lands an elbow inside.
It looks like BJ Penn has been cut.
Penn's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Kennison putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Penn in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Kennison utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kennison lands a nice knee to the body.
Kennison lands a body punch in the clinch.
Kennison lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Kennison putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Penn in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Kennison stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Kennison is working Penn over against the ropes.
Kennison scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Kennison is leaning against Penn and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A right handed body shot lands from Kennison.
Still in the clinch, Kennison scores with a nice short uppercut.
Kennison creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Penn's defenses.
Kennison putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Penn in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Kennison using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Kennison putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Penn in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Kennison lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Penn goes for a takedown attempt but Kennison pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Kennison lands a big head kick that sends Penn tumbling to the mat! Kennison takes a step backwards and waves Penn back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Penn is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kennison ducks down and throws a big overhand right - it lands flush on the jaw, knocking Penn out cold! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Karl Kennison!
Karl Kennison decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Frank Dux (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nick Ferrier (ranked 0 p4p, 0 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 featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Frank Dux!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Nick Ferrier!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, John Mangel and Donatello Bradman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dux shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Ferrier defends it nicely.
Dux misses with a takedown
and Ferrier counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Dux's guard now.
Ferrier stopping the sweep attempt from Dux.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Dux is on top in guard.
Ferrier is controlling Dux's posture.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Ferrier has his foot on Dux's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Dux works his way back into a safe position though.
Ferrier not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
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!
Ferrier doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Dux sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Ferrier's guard.
Dux is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Dux winds up and cracks Ferrier with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dux is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Dux is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Ferrier has managed to free his arm - good work.
Ferrier trying to control here.
Dux throwing shots but Ferrier is blocking nicely.
Dux tries to pass to full mount but Ferrier defends it.
Dux wants to work for an arm triangle but Ferrier is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Ferrier regains full guard. Nicely done.
Ferrier is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Dux advances position into side control!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ferrier tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Dux wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Ferrier, who protects the arm well.
Dux throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Dux swings around for an armbar but Ferrier sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Dux's guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Dux is on top in guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ferrier is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Dux defends well.
Ferrier can't keep his opponent in guard - Dux advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Dux connects with a nice short shot to Ferrier's temple.
Dux is thwarting Ferrier's attempts to control the position.
Dux 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.
Dux maintaining the dominant position here and is working for a kimura. He's locked it up! Ferrier could be in real trouble here! He's trying to wriggle out but Dux has cracked it and Ferrier is screaming in pain - he's tapped out! Great finish by Dux!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Frank Dux!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Zhou Fei Chi Song (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brandon Burnett (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be fireworks!
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154 lbs
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152 lbs
6 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
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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
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Zhou Fei Chi Song!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Brandon Burnett!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, Donatello Bradman and John Mangel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Burnett tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Fei Chi Song counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Burnett's guard now.
Fei Chi Song is in close to Burnett's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Fei Chi Song wants to stand but Burnett is controlling his posture from full guard.
Fei Chi Song is looking to work some ground and pound but Burnett has wrist control.
Burnett keeping moving, preventing Fei Chi Song from controlling successfully.
Burnett working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Fei Chi Song.
Burnett working a defensive guard here.
Burnett is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Fei Chi Song is controlling him.
Fei Chi Song stopping the sweep attempt from Burnett.
Fei Chi Song wants to control from the top but Burnett keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fei Chi Song postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Fei Chi Song trying to control but Burnett is working from the bottom.
We're going to have a standup here because Zhou Fei Chi Song wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Fei Chi Song looks to score with a jab to the body but Burnett is just out of range.
Brandon Burnett is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Fei Chi Song circles away from the clinch attempt
and Fei Chi Song counters with a nice uppercut.
Fei Chi Song fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Burnett tries to clinch but Fei Chi Song moves out of range.
Burnett throws a sloppy head kick and Fei Chi Song moves out of range easily.
Fei Chi Song avoids the head kick by Burnett.
Burnett is looking to clinch but Fei Chi Song is avoiding it.
Fei Chi Song fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Burnett avoids it really well and circles away.
Fei Chi Song connects with a body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big right from Fei Chi Song misses.
Burnett swings for the body but Fei Chi Song moves out of range.
Burnett throws a head kick that Fei Chi Song semi-blocks.
Burnett is looking to land body kicks.
Burnett tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Fei Chi Song paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Fei Chi Song keeps the fight on the outside.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Fei Chi Song misses with a two punch combination.
Fei Chi Song throws a hook but Burnett avoids it easily.
Fei Chi Song tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Burnett was well out of range. Poor timing from Fei Chi Song.
A slow jab from Fei Chi Song misses its intended target.
Fei Chi Song avoids the head kick by Burnett.
Burnett tries to clinch up
and Fei Chi Song counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Fei Chi Song connects with a couple of short punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fei Chi Song stands up from Burnett's guard - Fei Chi Song perhaps looking for a knockout.
Fei Chi Song feints and as Burnett raises his hands in defense, Fei Chi Song changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Fei Chi Song 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.
Burnett wants to stand up but Fei Chi Song is controlling him.
Fei Chi Song works over Burnett with some ground and pound from guard.
Burnett utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Fei Chi Song lands a couple of digs.
Fei Chi Song stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Burnett swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Burnett controls Fei Chi Song momentarily but Fei Chi Song frees himself.
Burnett being controlled here, momentarily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fei Chi Song postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Fei Chi Song tries to free his leg and advance position but Burnett is retaining full guard.
Burnett is looking for a triangle but Fei Chi Song pushes his legs off easily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Fei Chi Song is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Fei Chi Song trying to control but Burnett is working from the bottom.
Burnett is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Fei Chi Song is controlling him.
Burnett looking to hit a scissor sweep but Fei Chi Song is one step ahead there.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Fei Chi Song is working Burnett over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Fei Chi Song with a nice head shot there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Zhou Fei Chi Song dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Burnett fails with an attempt to clinch.
Fei Chi Song gets a double leg takedown into Burnett's guard.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Burnett not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Fei Chi Song got a little sloppy there for a moment and Burnett has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Fei Chi Song has managed to get both his arms back between Burnett's legs - danger averted.
Fei Chi Song trying to control the position from guard on top but Burnett is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Fei Chi Song gets to his feet - Burnett follows without any prompting.
Burnett goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Burnett doesn't manage to clinch there - Fei Chi Song circles away.
Burnett is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Fei Chi Song swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Burnett slips a straight right by Fei Chi Song.
Fei Chi Song throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Burnett fails with an attempt to clinch.
Burnett rushes Fei Chi Song and presses him up against the ropes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Burnett tries a knee to the head but Fei Chi Song blocks it.
Burnett throws a knee to the head but misses.
Burnett missing with knees to the body.
Fei Chi Song wants to break the clinch but can't.
Burnett misses with an elbow strike.
Fei Chi Song tries to break free but Burnett pushes him back against the ropes.
Fei Chi Song tries for a takedown. No joy.
Fei Chi Song has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Burnett avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Burnett misses with a hook to the ribs.
Burnett utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Fei Chi Song is looking to take this one to the mat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Zhou Fei Chi Song. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fei Chi Song has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Burnett breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Burnett tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Fei Chi Song paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Fei Chi Song misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Burnett.
Burnett tries to close the distance and clinch up but Fei Chi Song swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Burnett clinches with his opponent.
Burnett is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Burnett prevents Fei Chi Song from breaking the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Burnett's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Burnett throws a sloppy head kick and Fei Chi Song moves out of range easily.
Fei Chi Song lands a nice hook to Burnett's body. Burnett takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Burnett tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burnett tries to clinch there but Fei Chi Song circles away.
Fei Chi Song throws a hook but Burnett blocks it.
Fei Chi Song misses with a double jab.
Fei Chi Song swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Fei Chi Song looking to score a takedown here. Burnett is defending well but Fei Chi Song drives through and ends up in Burnett's guard.
Fei Chi Song forces his way into half guard.
Fei Chi Song is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Fei Chi Song takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Burnett is looking for a sweep. Fei Chi Song is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Fei Chi Song 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.
Burnett on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Burnett is trying to control but can't.
Burnett really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Fei Chi Song. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Burnett looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Burnett looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Burnett keeping control of the position.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Fei Chi Song wants to pass the guard but Burnett is defending well.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
The fighters are battling for position here. Burnett manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Fei Chi Song scoring with some ground and pound.
Burnett is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Fei Chi Song prevents Burnett from getting back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Zhou Fei Chi Song will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Fei Chi Song circles away from the clinch attempt.
Fei Chi Song looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Burnett is fending him off so far but Fei Chi Song persists. Nope, Burnett circles away and we're back to standing.
Brandon Burnett seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Fei Chi Song scores a takedown into full mount!
Fei Chi Song dominating with strikes here.
Fei Chi Song connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Fei Chi Song scoring with strikes but Burnett is staying in there.
Fei Chi Song lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Burnett tries to reverse the position but Fei Chi Song maintains control.
Zhou Fei Chi Song overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Burnett wants to control but Fei Chi Song is having none of it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Fei Chi Song breaks from Burnett's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Fei Chi Song cracks Burnett with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Burnett really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Fei Chi Song scores with a couple of good head shots there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fei Chi Song fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Fei Chi Song raining down hammerfists from mount.
Burnett is trying to escape the mount.
Fei Chi Song landing punches.
Fei Chi Song lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Fei Chi Song is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Burnett can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Fei Chi Song cracks Burnett with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Burnett is rocked!
Fei Chi Song pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Burnett is still in real trouble! Can Fei Chi Song finish him?
Fei Chi Song lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Burnett hang on?
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Fei Chi Song landing strikes, looking to finish!
Fei Chi Song lands a big shot to the head and Burnett winces in pain. He's tapped out due to strikes!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Zhou Fei Chi Song!
A very excited looking Zhou Fei Chi Song 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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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Quala Bear (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mark Piltz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Piltz has chosen I'm too Sexy as his entrance music. Mark Piltz has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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213 lbs
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192 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Quala Bear!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Mark Piltz!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, Skip Squint and Damien Edna.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bear wants to land a leg kick but Piltz is out of range.
Piltz shoots in but Bear avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Bear throws out a leg kick but Piltz moves out of range and Bear only half commits.
Piltz throws a body punch but Bear moves out of range.
Bear looks to score with a jab to the body but Piltz is just out of range.
Bear lands a nice looking body shot.
Quala Bear seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bear throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Piltz moves out of range as Bear throws a body kick.
A low kick from Piltz misses
and Bear connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A low kick from Bear misses
and Piltz counters with an outside leg kick.
Bear avoids a punch combination nicely.
Piltz takes a swing at Bear's ribcage but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Piltz moves in looking to clinch but Bear pushes him off.
Bear avoids a punch combination nicely.
Bear throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Nice uppercut lands for Bear. That snapped Piltz's head back.
Bear will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Some bone on bone action there as Piltz checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bear. Piltz does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bear lands the left hand.
Piltz gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Bear.
A jab from Bear does it's job there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bear throws a nice looking combination but Piltz bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Bear throws a front kick aimed at Piltz's knee but Piltz avoids it well.
Jab by Bear.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bear fails to land with a series of punches.
Bear is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Bear misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Piltz.
The fight stays on the outside here - Piltz looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Bear throws a right hand that Piltz ducks under and follows up with a left that Piltz also avoids with ease.
Piltz scores with a jab to the jaw.
Piltz is looking to clinch.
Bear waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Piltz.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bear just misses with a punch to the body.
Quala Bear is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Piltz fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Bear checks it well.
Bear misses with a low kick.
Piltz throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Piltz shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Bear pinned against the ropes. Bear gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Piltz chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Piltz takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
A big right from Bear misses.
Piltz throws a big shot that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Piltz throws a front kick aimed at Bear's knee but Bear avoids it well.
A big right from Bear misses.
Piltz misses with the combination.
Bear with a jab.
Bear attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Bear misses with a leg kick.
Piltz throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Bear counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Bear jabs Piltz right on the nose. Piltz blinks but takes it well.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bear misses with a wild body shot.
Bear throws a low kick but Piltz avoids it.
Piltz misses the shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Quala Bear 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.
A punch combination from Bear misses.
Piltz fails in his attempt to clinch.
The crowd cheers as Bear lands an impressive looking overhand right. Piltz doesn't seem phased though.
Piltz uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bear.
Bear throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
A left and a right from Bear both land. Nice combination.
Bear looks to land a left hand but Piltz moved out of range nicely.
Piltz staying out of range there.
Bear throws a right hand that Piltz ducks under and follows up with a left that Piltz also avoids with ease.
Piltz throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Bear ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Bear lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bear fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
A punch combination from Piltz misses.
Piltz misses with a two punch combination.
Bear swings for the body but Piltz moves out of range.
Bear throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Bear is looking to chop away at Piltz's legs.
Bear wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Bear lands with a thumping leg kick.
Piltz wants to clinch up but Bear keeps it at a distance.
Bear misses with a body kick.
Bear swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Piltz closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Bear cracks Piltz with a nice body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bear lands a shoulder strike.
Piltz looking to stall.
Piltz wants a takedown but no success here.
Bear has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Piltz misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Bear.
Piltz misses with a knee to the head.
Piltz goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Piltz is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Bear is keeping busy.
Bear working hard to break the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Piltz stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Bear blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Piltz goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Piltz tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Bear avoids it.
Piltz misses with a punch to the body.
Bear is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Bear wants to break free but Piltz has control.
Piltz throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Piltz tries to land a knee to the head but Bear blocks with his arms.
Piltz keeps control of Bear as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Bear is defending well against a takedown attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Piltz just misses with a elbow thrown towards Bear's brow.
Bear avoiding damage as Piltz throws knees to the body.
Piltz swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Bear's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Piltz misses with a double jab
and Bear counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Piltz throws a right hand that Bear ducks under and follows up with a left that Bear also avoids with ease.
Bear showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Piltz.
Piltz tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in the close the distance. Bear manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bear throws an overhand right that lands on Piltz's shoulder, as Piltz tries to avoid the shot.
Bear is looking to land body kicks.
Good work by Piltz as he checks the leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Quala Bear dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Bear misses with a wild body shot.
Bear digs a good hook to Piltz's body.
Piltz slips under a jab.
Bear jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Piltz throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Bear misses with a body shot.
Bear looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Mark Piltz is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bear throws a solid leg kick but Piltz takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Bear.
Bear looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Bear throws a push kick but Piltz slaps the foot to one side.
Piltz tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in the close the distance. Bear manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Piltz throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bear misses with a straight right.
Bear misses with a looping left.
Piltz checks a low kick from Bear.
Piltz fails in his attempt to clinch.
Piltz with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Bear misses with a straight right.
Piltz lands a nice leg kick that just misses Bear's sensitive parts.
Piltz tries to bum rush Bear with a series of wild strikes but Bear uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Bear walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Piltz checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Piltz throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Bear.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Piltz scores with a shot to the body.
Bear lands with a nice body punch.
Piltz misses with a jab, cross combination.
Bear throws out a loose jab but Piltz uses good head movement to avoid it.
Piltz closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Bear's guard.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Piltz is fighting to break Bear's control of his arms but Bear is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Bear keeping full guard, as Piltz tries to pass.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Piltz trying to control but Bear is working from the bottom.
Piltz loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Piltz wants to control from the top but Bear keeps moving.
Quala Bear is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Piltz scores with a one two! Bear had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Piltz throws a series of punches but Bear avoids them all with ease.
A telegraphed right hand from Bear misses the target.
Piltz closes this distance looking for a takedown but Bear circles away.
Mark Piltz has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bear cracks a nice hook into Piltz's ribs.
Quala Bear is winning the standup battle so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Piltz throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Bear connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Piltz takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Piltz closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Piltz takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Piltz swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Piltz shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Bear cracks Piltz with an open hand slap.
Bear lands a nice leg kick that just misses Piltz's sensitive parts.
Bear changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Piltz misses with a double jab.
Bear looks for the body kick but Piltz saw that one coming.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Quala Bear.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Bear, 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 Winston Howard scores the fight 30:27
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 30:27
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Quala Bear!
Quala Bear 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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Grisha Kamenov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Theopolis Barrymore (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Kamenov might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Linkin Park - Bleed it Out. Barrymore has chosen The Thing That Should Not Be as his entrance music. Theopolis Barrymore has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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194 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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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
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Grisha Kamenov!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Theopolis Barrymore!
The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, Donatello Bradman and Damien Edna.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice sprawl there from Kamenov as Barrymore shoots in.
Kamenov tries to clinch up
and Barrymore moves into the clinch.
Barrymore avoids the elbow strike from Kamenov, against the ropes.
Barrymore is looking for a takedown up against the ropes. Kamenov gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Kamenov has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Barrymore avoids a wild elbow strike from Kamenov.
Kamenov looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Kamenov throws an elbow that misses.
Barrymore breaks the clinch.
Barrymore closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Kamenov quickly recovers to half guard.
Kamenov is defending against the submission attempts here by Barrymore.
Barrymore stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Kamenov to get to his feet.
Barrymore throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Kamenov's waist but Kamenov gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Barrymore off to one side.
Grisha Kamenov has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Theopolis Barrymore.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kamenov tries to bum rush Barrymore with a series of wild strikes but Barrymore uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Kamenov tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kamenov gets caught flat footed, as Barrymore shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Barrymore slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Kamenov keeping full guard, as Barrymore tries to pass.
Kamenov is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Barrymore controlling from the top position.
Kamenov looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Barrymore passes into side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kamenov is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
The referee asks Barrymore politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Barrymore prefers to stall for the moment though.
Barrymore thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Barrymore decides to stand up, so the ref orders Kamenov to his feet.
Barrymore clinches with his opponent.
Barrymore throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Kamenov blocks it with crossed arms.
The referee calls for Barrymore to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kamenov lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Barrymore is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Barrymore is trying to trip Kamenov. He has hold of a leg but Kamenov is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Barrymore persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Barrymore tries to stand but Kamenov is controlling from the bottom.
Barrymore stands and steps away. Kamenov gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Barrymore throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Kamenov tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Barrymore is in Kamenov's guard.
Barrymore sitting in guard here, content to control.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Barrymore scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Barrymore trying to control the position from guard on top but Kamenov is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Theopolis Barrymore wasn't active enough on the ground.
Kamenov wants to clinch up but Barrymore keeps it at a distance.
Horrible takedown by Barrymore or perhaps it was just good defense by Kamenov which made him look bad.
The fight stays on the outside here - Kamenov looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Kamenov keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Kamenov closes the distance looking to clinch
so Barrymore counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Barrymore landing with the ground and pound.
Kamenov keeping full guard, as Barrymore tries to pass.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Theopolis Barrymore dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Barrymore misses with a takedown attempt - Kamenov sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Barrymore shoots in looking for a takedown. Kamenov tries to sprawl out of it but Barrymore keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the ropes. Kamenov manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Barrymore shoots in but no luck this time.
Grisha Kamenov has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Theopolis Barrymore.
Kamenov tries a head kick but it misses.
Kamenov is looking to slow Barrymore down with leg kicks.
Barrymore fails with the takedown.
Kamenov misses with a head kick.
Grisha Kamenov is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Barrymore showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Kamenov.
Kamenov throws a lazy right hand but Barrymore sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Kamenov tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in the close the distance. Barrymore manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Kamenov tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barrymore will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Kamenov displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Barrymore.
Barrymore is breathing heavily.
Kamenov tries to clinch up
and Barrymore decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Kamenov's guard.
Barrymore wants to stand and escape but instead Kamenov has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Kamenov stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Barrymore swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Kamenov is sitting in close to Barrymore's body. Barrymore has gone for a guillotine from the bottom. Oh damn, that looks pretty tight! Kamenov is panicking - it looks like this one could be all over! Yes, Kamenov is tapping! That was a very nice submission by Barrymore.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:51 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Theopolis Barrymore!
Theopolis Barrymore is the new light heavyweight champion!
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