QFC Tournament 98 Round 2 PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

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

Rae
vs
Lisiowski

172 cm
24
140 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

180 cm
24
135 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Brawler
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Marcus Rae!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Andrzej Lisiowski!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Stewart Dunkirk and Chris Downing.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lisiowski stuffs the takedown attempt from Rae. Rae gets slowly back to his feet.
Rae throws a nice looking combination but Lisiowski bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Lisiowski is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Lisiowski lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Lisiowski.
Lisiowski misses with the combination.

Rae clinches up with Lisiowski and pushes him back against the cage.
Rae tries for a takedown but Lisiowski manages to get underhooks.
Rae is looking for a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Marcus Rae. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Rae breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Lisiowski will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Rae slips a jab and a cross from Lisiowski.
Rae fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Lisiowski tries to bum rush Rae with a series of wild strikes but Rae uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

Rae rushes Lisiowski and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Lisiowski lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rae goes for a takedown in the clinch but Lisiowski prevents it.
Lisiowski working hard to break the clinch.
Rae wants a takedown but no success here.

Rae gets control of Lisiowski's arms and successfully pulls guard. Rae will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Lisiowski wants to stand but Rae is controlling his posture from full guard.
Rae bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Lisiowski's guard.

Rae stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Lisiowski lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.

Rae closes the distance and pushes Lisiowski back into the cage.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rae tries for a takedown but Lisiowski manages to get underhooks.

Rae decides to pull guard.
Lisiowski really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Rae. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rae bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Lisiowski's guard.
Rae postures up and lands a big shot to Lisiowski's brow.
Rae is working Lisiowski over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Rae working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Lisiowski's head.
Rae working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Rae stands up over Lisiowski, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Rae throws a big elbow that misses.
Rae throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Rae throwing strikes from guard but Lisiowski blocks nicely.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Lisiowski can do anything to dispel that myth.
Lisiowski is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Rae is controlling him.
Lisiowski looking to control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rae trying to control the position from guard on top but Lisiowski is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Rae throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Rae in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Lisiowski pulls Rae in to control the position.
Rae lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Rae passes into half guard.
Rae working Lisiowski over with strikes.
Rae throwing shots but Lisiowski is blocking nicely.
Rae frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
The referee warns Lisiowski that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rae thowing shots but they're missing.
Rae pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lisiowski takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Lisiowski can't escape the position.
Rae with shots to the head and body - Lisiowski looks very uncomfortable down there.
Lisiowski is bucking up trying to escape but Rae cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Rae lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Lisiowski in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Rae scores with a couple of good head shots there.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rae has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Lisiowski's face.
Rae landing punches.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rae is landing with some decent strikes but Lisiowski is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Marcus Rae 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.

Lisiowski stuffs the takedown attempt from Rae. Rae gets slowly back to his feet.
Lisiowski's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Lisiowski duly obliges.

It looks like Marcus Rae has been cut.
Lisiowski lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Rae circles away quickly and effectively.
Rae shoots in for a takedown but Lisiowski shows good takedown defense.
The crowd cheers as Lisiowski lands an impressive looking overhand right. Rae doesn't seem phased though.
Marcus Rae is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Rae on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Nice body punch from Lisiowski.
Rae looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Lisiowski is fending him off so far but Rae persists. Nope, Lisiowski circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Marcus Rae. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rae tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Lisiowski looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

Lisiowski drops Rae with a beautiful combination! Rae stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Lisiowski is looking for the KO!

Rae is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lisiowski throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Rae stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Oh Rae is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
No luck with that takedown attempt from Rae.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Lisiowski connects with a jab and follows up with a big overhand right! Oh that's hurt Rae! He's out on his feet! Lisiowski rushes in and drops Rae with another big right hand, forcing the referee to stop the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Andrzej Lisiowski!

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Robert Karuniuk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johnny Farrow (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Farrow has chosen Twa Corbies as his entrance music. Johnny Farrow has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Karuniuk
vs
Farrow

165 cm
24
138 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

170 cm
24
145 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

Good takedowns
Counter striker
Inexperienced

Good takedowns
Basic striking
Enjoys gardening

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Robert Karuniuk!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Johnny Farrow!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, George Francis and Cecil Peabody.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Karuniuk shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Farrow counters with a three punch combo that has Karuniuk backing up. Karuniuk nods at Farrow to acknowledge the strikes.
Farrow misses the shot to the body.
Farrow misses the jab.
Farrow lands a jab to the nose.
Farrow misses the shot to the body.
Karuniuk misses with a takedown attempt

and Farrow counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Farrow controls from within his opponent's guard.
Karuniuk is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Karuniuk has Farrow pulled in close to control his posture.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Robert Karuniuk.
Karuniuk slips under a jab.

Farrow shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Farrow was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Karuniuk tries to hold on but Farrow pushes him away.
Karuniuk sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Farrow is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Karuniuk gets full guard.
Karuniuk controls Farrow momentarily but Farrow frees himself.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Robert Karuniuk just wasn't active enough.
Karuniuk throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Farrow's waist but Farrow gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Karuniuk off to one side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Robert Karuniuk. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Karuniuk uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Farrow.
Farrow lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Karuniuk backs up against the cage.
Farrow fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Karuniuk manages to avoid it.
Karuniuk shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Farrow pinned against the cage. Farrow gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Karuniuk uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Farrow.
Farrow pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Johnny Farrow seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Karuniuk dodges the punch combination from Farrow.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Karuniuk avoids a punch combination nicely.

A momentary lapse in concentration from Karuniuk enables Farrow to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Karuniuk manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.

Karuniuk looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Karuniuk is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.

Karuniuk is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Farrow defends well.
Farrow must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Karuniuk not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Johnny Farrow dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

A punch combination from Farrow misses.
Karuniuk fails with a takedown attempt.
Farrow works over Karuniuk's head and body with a nice combination.
Karuniuk uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Farrow.
Karuniuk looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Karuniuk misses with a takedown attempt - Farrow sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Robert Karuniuk. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Karuniuk slips under a jab.
Karuniuk shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Farrow misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Karuniuk.
Karuniuk slips under a jab from Farrow.
Karuniuk fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Farrow throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Karuniuk stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Karuniuk fails to land the takedown.

Farrow bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Farrow moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Farrow tries to advance to mount but Karuniuk denies him.
You can see the frustration on Karuniuk's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
You can see the frustration on Karuniuk's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Robert Karuniuk wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Karuniuk fails with a takedown attempt.
Farrow jabbing away but nothing is landing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Farrow throws a jab when Karuniuk was well out of range.
Farrow jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Robert Karuniuk is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
No luck for Karuniuk with that takedown attempt.
Farrow jabs Karuniuk to the body, keeping him at a distance.

Farrow scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Karuniuk is looking for a sweep.
Karuniuk is trying to control Farrow's posture but Farrow avoids it.
A control attempt from Karuniuk but he's now mounted!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Farrow controlling the position easily from mount.
Karuniuk wants to hold on but Farrow pushes him away.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Farrow controlling from the full mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Johnny Farrow showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Karuniuk's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

A big right from Farrow misses.
Farrow stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Farrow wants it to stay on the feet.
Karuniuk with a lazy takedown attempt
and Farrow counters with a two punch combo.
Karuniuk misses with a takedown attempt
and Farrow counters with a one-two to the body.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Robert Karuniuk. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Farrow misses with a wild combination.
Karuniuk takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Karuniuk slips under a jab from Farrow.
Karuniuk takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Karuniuk showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Farrow.
Farrow misses the shot to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Farrow takes a swing at Karuniuk's ribcage but misses.
Karuniuk looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.

Farrow throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Karuniuk tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Farrow is in Karuniuk's guard.
Karuniuk controls Farrow momentarily but Farrow frees himself.
Farrow stopping the sweep attempt from Karuniuk.
Karuniuk is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Farrow is controlling him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Karuniuk is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Farrow is aware though and is defending well.
Karuniuk is trying to control the position from the bottom.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Robert Karuniuk wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Farrow will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

Farrow shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Farrow showed some decent athleticism there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Karuniuk is looking to control Farrow's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Karuniuk avoid being mounted?
Karuniuk is trying to get back to full guard.
Karuniuk trying to hold on to Farrow's head to control him but Farrow postures up.
Farrow sitting and controlling from the half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Karuniuk makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Karuniuk.
Karuniuk trying to control the position.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Robert Karuniuk.

Farrow scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Farrow wants to pass the guard but Karuniuk is defending well.

And that's the end of the fight!
Johnny Farrow comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Farrow has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Alan Glass scores the fight for Johnny Farrow!
Judge George Francis scores the fight for Johnny Farrow!
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight for Johnny Farrow!

Johnny Farrow wins by unanimous decision!
Johnny Farrow seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
39%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Edson Garcia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cody Bowens (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Cody Bowens enters the cage!

Garcia
vs
Bowens

170 cm
24
142 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

180 cm
24
135 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

Decent wrestler
Basic striking
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Tends to cut

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Edson Garcia!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Cody Bowens!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Frank Dennis and Daniel Franklin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Garcia tries to close the distance and clinch but Bowens swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Garcia throws a shot from downtown. Bowens moves away and avoids it.
Garcia tries to clinch but Bowens moves away
and Bowens counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
A right-left combo lands from Garcia.

Garcia moves into the clinch successfully.
Bowens drops down looking for an ankle pick but Garcia pulls his leg out and moves away.
Garcia tries to clinch but Bowens moves out of range.
Garcia tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Bowens misses with a double jab.
Garcia closes the distance but Bowens moves to the side
and Bowens counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Edson Garcia seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Garcia has closed the distance and engaged Bowens in a clinch.
Garcia throws a head punch that misses.
Garcia throws a punch but it's blocked by Bowens.
Garcia prevents Bowens from breaking the clinch.
Bowens is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Garcia.
Garcia lands a body shot in the clinch.
Garcia tries to throw a body punch but Bowens avoids it by throwing Garcia back against the cage.
Garcia misses with a hook from the clinch.
Garcia working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Garcia.
Garcia goes for a body shot but it's blocked.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short uppercut from Garcia.
Garcia goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Bowens blocks an uppercut.
Bowens blocks an uppercut.
Garcia makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Garcia lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Bowens or not.
Garcia is leaning against Bowens and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Garcia throws a head punch that misses.
Garcia working aggressively here.
Garcia goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Bowens can't get the takedown.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Garcia lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Bowens backwards.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short left from Garcia.
Bowens wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Garcia lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Garcia misses with a body punch.
Garcia throws a head punch that misses.
Garcia tries to throw a body punch but Bowens avoids it by throwing Garcia back against the cage.
Garcia throws a punch but it's blocked by Bowens.
Garcia scores with a shot to the side of Bowens's head.
Garcia stops a takedown attempt from Bowens.
Edson Garcia has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Cody Bowens.
A short uppercut from Garcia.
Garcia makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Garcia lands a hook that snaps the head of Bowens backwards.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Garcia tries to work over Bowens's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Garcia tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bowens blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bowens tries to break the clinch but Garcia is controlling the position.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Garcia.
Garcia tries to work over Bowens's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Bowens is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Garcia is defending well.
Bowens looking for a takedown.
Garcia stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A short uppercut from Garcia.
Garcia lands a right hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bowens blocks a punch to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Edson Garcia 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.

Garcia jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Garcia tries to close the distance and clinch but Bowens swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Bowens shoots in looking for a takedown. Garcia tries to sprawl out of it but Bowens keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Garcia manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.

Garcia clinches.
Garcia misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bowens blocking some punches.
Garcia cracks Bowens with a nice body shot.
Garcia struggles to land a body shot inside as Bowens controls his hands.
Garcia swings wildly with an uppercut but Bowens uses good head movement to avoid it.
Garcia fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Garcia lands a right hand.
A hook to the body from Garcia.
Garcia lands a nice shot to the body.
Bowens is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Garcia pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Garcia scores with a hook to the body.
Bowens prevents a body shot from Garcia.
Garcia lands a right hand.
Garcia lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Garcia misses with a short punch on the inside.
Garcia working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Garcia.
Bowens tries to break free but Garcia pushes him back against the cage.
Garcia tries to work over Bowens's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Bowens has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Garcia avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Edson Garcia has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Cody Bowens.
Garcia lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Bowens backwards.

Bowens is rocked!
Garcia lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Bowens is still on wobbly legs! Can Garcia finish him?
Garcia swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Garcia fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bowens blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Garcia throws a punch but it's blocked by Bowens.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Garcia lands with a left to the head.
A right hook to the body lands for Garcia.
Bowens blocking some punches.
Garcia misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bowens is looking for a takedown.
Garcia has a couple of punches blocked by Bowens.
Bowens blocking some punches.
Garcia lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Bowens backwards.
Garcia lands a big right hand that drops Bowens! The killer instinct kicks in and Garcia finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Garcia!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Edson Garcia!

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
37%

Main event

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Tolegen Akylbekov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bryan Wood (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Akylbekov
vs
Wood

171 cm
24
141 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

170 cm
24
145 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Cuts easily

Good takedowns
Counter striker
Tends to cut

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tolegen Akylbekov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bryan Wood!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Robert Twigg and Wesley Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wood dodges the punch combination from Akylbekov.
Akylbekov throws a nice looking combination but Wood bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.

Wood scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Wood controlling the pace.

Akylbekov is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Wood pulls his head out easily.
Akylbekov is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Wood is looking to advance position but Akylbekov won't allow it.
Wood content to control rather than advance.
Wood's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.

Wood is looking for a kimura here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wood prevents Akylbekov from improving his position.
Wood takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.

Wood is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Akylbekov has managed to free his arm - good work.

Akylbekov looking for submissions from an awkward position here.

Akylbekov looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Wood is taking a breather. Akylbekov says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Wood works his way into full mount!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wood tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Akylbekov is trying desperately to improve position.
Wood controlling from mount.

Wood is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Akylbekov has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Akylbekov is desperately trying to improve his position but Wood has a good base and remains in mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Wood jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Akylbekov manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Akylbekov tries to improve position but can't.
You can see the frustration on Akylbekov's face as Wood controls the position.
Wood passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Akylbekov!
Wood moves to the back.
Wood controlling well, preventing Akylbekov from escaping the position.

Wood working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet.
Akylbekov wants to escape the position.
Akylbekov tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wood controlling his opponent.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wood moves to the back position.
Wood controls the position.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Well, with Wood on his back, surely it's only a matter of time before Akylbekov is tapping out... Can he escape the position?
It looks like Wood might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bryan Wood dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Akylbekov's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Akylbekov duly obliges.
Akylbekov fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Tolegen Akylbekov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Wood closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Wood happy to just control the position for now.

That's one minute gone in the round.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Bryan Wood.
Akylbekov rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Wood moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Akylbekov lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.

Wood closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Wood stalling.
Wood trying to mount his opponent but Akylbekov defends it.
Wood keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.

Akylbekov is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Wood pulls his head out easily.
Still in half guard, Wood seems content to control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Bryan Wood was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Wood has a takedown stuffed.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A left lands for Akylbekov.
Akylbekov's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Akylbekov duly obliges.

Wood is rocked!
Wood gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Wood is still on wobbly legs! Can Akylbekov finish him?
Akylbekov is really turning it up, unleashing another crisp combination which drops Wood like a ton of bricks! The referee dives in to stop the fight, saving Wood from another fist facial!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:49 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tolegen Akylbekov!