BFT-313 PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Chris Cruz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zibraaz Cava (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Zibraaz Cava is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Cruz
vs
Cava

180 cm
28
175 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

191 cm
33
180 lbs
9 - 11 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very strong

Decent wrestler
Excellent MT
Granite chin

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 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Chris Cruz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Zibraaz Cava!
The judges for this bout are Chris Dean, Winston Howard and Eliza Hachem.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Cruz gets a clinch.

Cava breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Cruz ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cava moves away.
Cava throws a nice looking combination but Cruz bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Cruz swinging wildly here.
Cruz misses with a series of wild punches.
Cruz tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Cava manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Cava throws a head kick but Cruz moves out of range.
Cava throws a sloppy head kick and Cruz moves out of range easily.
Cava throws a sloppy head kick and Cruz moves out of range easily.
Cruz lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Cava circles away quickly and effectively.
Cava throws a series of punches but Cruz avoids them all with ease.
Cava on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Cruz avoids the head kick by Cava.
Cruz moves in looking to clinch but Cava pushes him off.

Cruz clinches with his opponent.

Cruz manages to break the clinch.
Cruz tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Cava paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Cava throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cruz scores with a jab. Cava acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Cava throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Cruz is looking to clinch.
Cava uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cruz.
Cava throws a predictable looking body shot
and Cruz counters with a left to the body.
Cruz moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Cava swats away the attempt to clinch by Cruz.
Cruz throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Zibraaz Cava seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cruz keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Cava circles away from the clinch attempt.
Cruz throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Cava throws a head kick but Cruz moves out of range.
Cruz stalks Cava and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Cava's face. Cava staggers backwards, shaken.
Cava throws a sloppy head kick and Cruz moves out of range easily.
Cruz feints a jab promting Cava to slip. Cruz then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Cava slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Cava throws a right hand that Cruz ducks under and follows up with a left that Cruz also avoids with ease.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Cruz clinches.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cruz working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Cruz lands a nice uppercut.
Cava has Cruz pressed against the cage, preventing Cruz from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
A right hand to the body from Cruz.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Cruz.
Cruz definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Cruz tries to break free but Cava pushes him back against the cage.
Cruz lands with a light punch inside.
Cruz lands a left hand.
Cava wants to break the clinch but can't.
Cava is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Cruz lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Cava unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Cruz tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Cava's elbow.
Cruz tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Cava's elbow.
Good body shot from Cruz.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Cruz creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Cruz lands a hook that snaps the head of Cava backwards.

Cava's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Cava avoids a punch combination nicely.

Cruz drives through and clinches with Cava against the cage.
Cruz pushes Cava back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Cruz on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Cruz scores with a nice hook to the head.
A right hand to the body from Cruz.
Cava looks winded!
Cruz has Cava pressed against the cage, preventing Cava from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Cruz lands a left hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Cruz manages to break the clinch.
Cruz scores with a jab to the body.
Cruz lands a two punch combo.
Cava misses with a head kick.
Cruz lands with a hook. Cava tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Cruz scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Cava. Those never looked like landing.

Cruz closes the distance and clinches.
Cava tries to land knees in the clinch but Cruz avoids the damage to the body.
A short left from Cruz.
A nice left hand lands by Cruz.
Cava wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Cruz works on Cava's body with a couple of short punches.
Cruz presses Cava against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Cruz lands a hook to the side of the head.

Cruz breaks from the clinch.
Cruz throws a right hand that Cava ducks under and follows up with a left that Cava also avoids with ease.

Cruz has closed the distance and engaged Cava in a clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A nice left hand lands by Cruz.

Cava is rocked!
Cruz digs a right hand underneath Cava's ribcage. Cava let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Cruz scores with a hook to the body.

Cruz manages to break the clinch.
Cruz works Cava's body with a nice hook.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Chris Cruz dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Cruz displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Cava pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Cruz misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Cava swats away the attempt to clinch by Cruz.
Cruz fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Cruz blocks a head kick by Cava.
Danga de danga de dang - Cruz scores with a four punch combination!
Cruz is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Cava can do to turn this around?
A head kick misses from Cava.
Cruz lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Cruz.
Cava throws a head kick that misses.
Cruz jabs Cava right on the nose. Cava blinks but takes it well.
Cava tries to bum rush Cruz with a series of wild strikes but Cruz uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Cava is breathing heavily.
Cava throws a hook to the side of Cruz's head but Cruz sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Cruz will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A punch combination from Cava misses.
Cruz lands a two punch combo.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cruz throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cruz looks to land a combination but Cava avoids it well.

Cruz gets a clinch.
Cruz lands a right hand.
Cava is still on wobbly legs! Can Cruz finish him?
A short left from Cruz.
Cava is looking to break free of the clinch but Cruz has double underhooks.
Still in the clinch, Cruz scores with a nice short uppercut.
Cruz unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Cava! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Cruz is unloading with more strikes now! Cava drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:28 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Chris Cruz!

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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 heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lambo Aventador (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joseph Mageramsky (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Aventador
vs
Mageramsky

202 cm
29
275 lbs
7 - 3 - 0

190 cm
38
242 lbs
23 - 23 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Lambo Aventador!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 23 - 23 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Joseph Mageramsky!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, Bruno Hogan and John Mangel.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mageramsky misses with a straight right.
Mageramsky misses with a combination
and Aventador counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Mageramsky thinking.
Mageramsky lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Mageramsky missing with a left hand there. Aventador was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Mageramsky looks to land a right hand but Aventador moved out of range.
Aventador misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mageramsky.
Mageramsky misses with a series of wild punches.
Mageramsky on the wrong end of a nice jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mageramsky fails to land the takedown.

Aventador gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Aventador lands with a left to the head.
Aventador gets through Mageramsky's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A short right from Aventador.
Mageramsky looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Aventador works on Mageramsky's body with a couple of short punches.
Aventador lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Mageramsky or not.
Mageramsky looks winded!
Aventador scores with a hook to the body.
Aventador slows down the pace here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Aventador for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
Aventador lands a hook that snaps the head of Mageramsky backwards.
A short left from Aventador.
Mageramsky misses with a short punch on the inside.
Aventador throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Mageramskys head.
Aventador lands with a right to the head.
Aventador lands with a light punch inside.
Aventador lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Aventador content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Aventador lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Mageramsky tries to break the clinch but Aventador is controlling the position.
Mageramsky wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Aventador has him pressed against the cage.
Aventador pushes Mageramsky back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Aventador working some nice short punches in the clinch.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Aventador working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aventador pushes Mageramsky back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Good body shot from Aventador.
Aventador manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Aventador lands with a left to the head.
Aventador makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A body shot lands from Aventador.
A short uppercut from Aventador.
Aventador slows down the pace here.
Aventador scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Aventador is pushing Mageramsky up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Aventador.
Aventador taking a breather.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A shot in the inside from Aventador.
Aventador tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Aventador scores with a shoulder strike.
Aventador lands a body shot in the clinch.
Aventador throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Mageramskys head.
Aventador lands a hook that snaps the head of Mageramsky backwards.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A quick uppercut on the inside from Aventador.
Aventador stalling against the cage.
Aventador lands a hook to the side of the head.
Mageramsky takes a shot to the head.
Aventador pushes Mageramsky back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.

Mageramsky is rocked!
Aventador stalls.
Mageramsky is still on wobbly legs! Can Aventador finish him?
Aventador throws a big uppercut that drops Mageramsky! More strikes from Aventador and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Mageramsky lies dazed against the cage as Aventador celebrates with his cornermen!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Lambo Aventador!
An out of breath Lambo Aventador thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.

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B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
87%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Hermio Junior (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hamish Gaffney (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hermio Junior has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Junior
vs
Gaffney

182 cm
27
187 lbs
9 - 6 - 0

187 cm
33
182 lbs
10 - 15 - 2

Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Hermio Junior!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 15 - 2, fighting out of Sydney, Hamish Gaffney!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, Damien Edna and Eliza Hachem.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gaffney throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Junior's waist but Junior gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Gaffney off to one side.
Gaffney falls off balance throwing a combination
and Junior counters with a nice low kick that buckles Gaffney's knee momentarily.
Junior throws a right and a left that both miss.
A head kick by Gaffney misses
and Junior counters with a solid body kick.
Gaffney looks winded!
Junior cracks the inside of Gaffney's front leg.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Junior rushes Gaffney and presses him up against the cage.

Junior escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Junior getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Junior lands with a thumping leg kick.
Junior scores with a jab.
Junior is stalking Gaffney. Gaffney circles to his left. Keeps circling left. Bam! Straight right from Junior, and it's lights out! Gaffney really payed the price for that rookie mistake.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Hermio Junior!
Hermio Junior decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.

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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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Luis deFunes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shananigan Lurendrejer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lurendrejer is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Blunt - Reggae Da Nation . Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

deFunes
vs
Lurendrejer

190 cm
31
204 lbs
19 - 10 - 1

190 cm
32
215 lbs
19 - 10 - 0

Good wrestling
World class MT
Insanely flexible

Olympic wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

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 19 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Luis deFunes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Shananigan Lurendrejer!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, Bruno Hogan and Ron Honeybunn.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
deFunes works Lurendrejer's body with a nice hook.
deFunes misses with a hook
and Lurendrejer counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. deFunes is lucky that one didn't land flush.

deFunes gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
deFunes lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
deFunes tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Lurendrejer's elbow.

Lurendrejer decides to pull guard.
deFunes tries to stand but Lurendrejer is controlling from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lurendrejer wants to sweep but no luck.

Lurendrejer is active off his back here, looking for submissions.

Lurendrejer looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
deFunes wants to control from the top but Lurendrejer keeps moving.

Lurendrejer looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Lurendrejer had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. deFunes defends it easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
deFunes is pushing down on Lurendrejer's leg trying to pass to half guard. Lurendrejer is fighting to maintain full guard but deFunes has managed to sneak the leg through.
Lurendrejer looks like he's trying to stand up.

Lurendrejer actively working from the bottom here.
deFunes is looking to advance position but Lurendrejer won't allow it.
deFunes is looking to take a break and control but Lurendrejer is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

Lurendrejer looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
deFunes controlling the action here.

Lurendrejer looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
deFunes sitting and controlling from the half guard.

Lurendrejer actively working from the bottom here.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
deFunes missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.

Lurendrejer is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but deFunes pulls his head out easily.

Lurendrejer looking for submissions off his back.

Lurendrejer is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but deFunes pulls his head out easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
deFunes stalling.
deFunes looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Lurendrejer wants to get back to his feet.

Lurendrejer looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Lurendrejer tries to roll over but deFunes keeps him under control.
deFunes seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.

Lurendrejer is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but deFunes pulls his head out easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
deFunes trying to mount his opponent but Lurendrejer defends it.
Lurendrejer wants to control but deFunes is keeping busy and won't allow it.
deFunes seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Lurendrejer does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.

Lurendrejer looking for submissions off his back.
Lurendrejer punching from the bottom.
deFunes slows the pace down in half guard.
deFunes trying to control the action but Lurendrejer is working from the bottom.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

We're going to have a standup here because Luis deFunes wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Nice uppercut lands for Lurendrejer. That snapped deFunes's head back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Shananigan Lurendrejer will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!

deFunes misses with a hook. Lurendrejer ducked under it nicely.
deFunes misses with an attempted mid kick.
deFunes explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Lurendrejer shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says deFunes as he avoids it easily.
deFunes misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
deFunes tries to clinch up but Lurendrejer circles away and keeps his distance.
Lurendrejer takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
A thudding body kick lands there by deFunes!
Lurendrejer changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. deFunes tries to avoid it but Lurendrejer manages to keep hold of a leg and drag deFunes to the ground. deFunes escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
deFunes wants to clinch but Lurendrejer slips to the side

and Lurendrejer holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
A nice left hand lands by deFunes.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Lurendrejer is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but deFunes is defending well.
Luis deFunes has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Shananigan Lurendrejer.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lurendrejer is working for takedown but deFunes is calmly controlling the position for now.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lurendrejer wants a takedown but no success here.
deFunes lands a hook to the side of the head.
deFunes goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Lurendrejer jumps guard but deFunes turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Lurendrejer blocks an uppercut.
Lurendrejer presses deFunes against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Lurendrejer is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Lurendrejer is looking for a takedown.
Lurendrejer has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. deFunes avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
deFunes wants to stall.
A frustrated look appears on Lurendrejer's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
A frustrated look appears on Lurendrejer's face as he tries to break the clinch.
deFunes misses with a punch on the inside.
deFunes misses with a short punch on the inside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
deFunes is trying to stall.
deFunes has a couple of punches blocked by Lurendrejer.
Lurendrejer changes levels and goes for a takedown here. deFunes fights it off and pushes away nicely.
deFunes throws a looping overhand right but Lurendrejer ducks down to avoid it.
deFunes tries to clinch but Lurendrejer moves out of range.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Lurendrejer is defended easily by deFunes.
deFunes scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
deFunes wants to clinch up but Lurendrejer keeps it at a distance.
Lurendrejer is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lurendrejer closes this distance looking for a takedown but deFunes circles away.
Nice sprawl there from deFunes as Lurendrejer shoots in.
deFunes connects with the punch.
deFunes connects with a nice looking jab.
Lurendrejer changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. deFunes tries to avoid it but Lurendrejer manages to keep hold of a leg and drag deFunes to the ground. deFunes escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Lurendrejer fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but deFunes avoids it really well and circles away.
The fighters circling - deFunes throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Lurendrejer fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Lurendrejer takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lurendrejer moves out of range of the body kick from deFunes.
deFunes thows a body shot but no joy.
Lurendrejer shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has deFunes pinned against the cage. deFunes gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.

Lurendrejer clinches up against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from deFunes.
deFunes misses with the head strike.
Lurendrejer wants to take the fight to the mat but deFunes manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
deFunes misses with a hook from the clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
deFunes tries a body shot but Lurendrejer blocks it.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.

Lurendrejer drags the fight down to the ground.

Lurendrejer is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Luis deFunes dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. And we move into the final round!

deFunes misses with a body punch
and Lurendrejer counters with a flying knee. Nice.
The fighters circle momentarily. deFunes darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Lurendrejer is trying hard to land a takedown here. deFunes sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Lurendrejer takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
deFunes scores with a shot to the body.
deFunes lands with an uppercut that bounces Lurendrejer off the cage and back into range.

deFunes closes the distance and clinches.
deFunes lands with a left to the head.
deFunes is looking to control Lurendrejer's arms but Lurendrejer gets an underhook and turns him. Now deFunes has his back to the cage.
deFunes lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Lurendrejer backwards.
Lurendrejer goes for a takedown in the clinch but deFunes prevents it.
Lurendrejer is looking for a takedown.
Luis deFunes has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Shananigan Lurendrejer.
deFunes misses with a hook to the ribs.
deFunes is pressed up against the cage. Lurendrejer has hold of a leg and is looking to drag deFunes down to the mat. deFunes avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.

That's one minute gone in the round.
deFunes tries to grapple but his opponent circles

and Lurendrejer counters with a nice double leg into side control. deFunes won't be happy with that.

Lurendrejer is trying to get an arm triangle but deFunes is defending well.
deFunes is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Lurendrejer's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
deFunes is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
deFunes knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Lurendrejer on the ground.
Lurendrejer throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lurendrejer missing with the ground and pound from half guard.

Lurendrejer is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, deFunes has managed to free his arm - good work.
Shananigan Lurendrejer has got the better of the ground game so far.
deFunes regains full guard. Nicely done.
Lurendrejer working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
deFunes is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Lurendrejer postures up in deFunes's guard and throws a big left but deFunes blocks it.
Lurendrejer looking to sit in guard and control but deFunes gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Lurendrejer manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!

Lurendrejer with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
deFunes really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
deFunes sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.

Lurendrejer is working for a submission of some sort.
deFunes wants to get back to full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Lurendrejer decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.
deFunes goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
deFunes scores with a nice head shot.

Lurendrejer shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Lurendrejer showed some decent athleticism there.
deFunes is staying active underneath Lurendrejer, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
deFunes moves into full guard.
Lurendrejer trying to control but deFunes is working from the bottom.
This has been an exciting period of action!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lurendrejer landing with the ground and pound.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Shananigan Lurendrejer.
I think Lurendrejer has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Summer Carpenter scores the fight 30:28
Judge Bruno Hogan scores the fight 28:29
Judge Ron Honeybunn scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Shananigan Lurendrejer!
During a confident post fight interview, Shananigan Lurendrejer thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
67%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Leonard Washington (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ben Stien (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Washington comes to the cage accompanied by Snuffed Out by Streetlife. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Washington
vs
Stien

185 cm
39
220 lbs
23 - 18 - 0

180 cm
31
215 lbs
14 - 5 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Olympic wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Granite chin

BeastMode

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 23 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Leonard Washington!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Ben Stien!
The judges for this bout are Francis DeMontford, Skip Squint and Summer Carpenter.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stien lands a nice looking body shot.
Stien has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Washington is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Stien moves away from the strike by Washington.
Stien blocks a jab.
Washington has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Washington throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Stien sees it coming and avoids it easily.

Washington instigates a clinch.

Stien breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Stien tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Washington manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Stien throws a right hand that Washington ducks under and follows up with a left that Washington also avoids with ease.
Washington throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Stien connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Washington's hands.

It looks like Leonard Washington has been cut.
Stien scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Washington lands with a good body shot.

Stien shoots in and gets a takedown into Washington's guard.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Stien throwing strikes but missing.
Stien throws a big elbow that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stien stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Washington swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Stien working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Washington pulls Stien in to control the position.
Stien trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Stien controlling from the top position.
Stien throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Washington works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Washington avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Stien trying to control the position from guard on top but Washington is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Washington is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Stien doesn't succeed with the takedown
enabling Washington to counter with a crisp jab.

It looks like Ben Stien has been cut.
Nice body kick from Washington.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Stien looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Washington is fending him off so far but Stien persists. Nope, Washington circles away and we're back to standing.
Washington throws a head kick that Stien semi-blocks.
Washington misses with an uppercut.
Washington throws a leg kick but Stien checks it.
Stien fails to land with a series of punches.
Stien misses the shot to the body.
Washington tries a low kick but Stien avoids it.

Stien scores with a takedown into Washington's guard.
Washington pulls Stien in close to prevent any damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stien working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Stien is looking to work some ground and pound but Washington has wrist control.
Stien throwing strikes from guard but Washington blocks nicely.
Stien lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Stien is fighting to break Washington's control of his arms but Washington is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Washington working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Stien.
Washington pulls Stien in to control the position.
Stien wants to control from the top but Washington keeps moving.
Stien has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Stien scores with a decent looking elbow strike.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stien is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Stien loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Stien loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Washington wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Stien postures up in Washington's guard and throws a big left but Washington blocks it.
Stien wants to pass the guard but Washington is keeping the position.
Stien throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Stien stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Washington swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Stien throws a big elbow that misses.
Stien scoring with some ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ben Stien dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Washington misses with a wild body shot.
Washington throws a sloppy body shot

and Stien counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Stien advances position into side control!
Washington is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Washington keeping control of the position.
Washington is staying active underneath Stien, who seems content to just control the action from this position.

Stien is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Washington doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Stien.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Stien wants to pass the guard but Washington is defending well.
Ben Stien has got the better of the ground game so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Washington is refusing to be controlled, as Stien sits in half guard.
Washington works his way to full guard. Good work.
Stien stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Washington swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Stien looking to sit in guard and control but Washington gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Washington throws a strike but Stien rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Washington avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stien looking to pass the guard.
Washington seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Washington is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Washington thows a huge punch but Stien dodges it nicely.
Washington looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Washington not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Stien is trying to maintain the position but Washington is very close to passing his half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stien tries to get to full guard but Washington has control of the leg.
Washington wants to control but Stien is keeping him busy.
Stien is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Washington's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Washington's back!
Stien punishes Washington with strikes from the back mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Stien working for the choke.

Stien is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Washington is defending well though. Stien let's go of the attempt for now.
Washington trying to control the hands but Stien breaks the grip.

Stien is looking for the choke from the back position but Washington is controlling his hands well.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Washington can't escape the position.

Washington defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
Stien misses with an elbow to the head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Washington tries to escape but Stien has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ben Stien showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Stien.
Stien looks for a takedown but Washington sprawls well.
Washington misses with an attempted mid kick.
Stien pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Washington missing with a left hand there. Stien was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Stien fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Washington avoids it really well and circles away.
Washington lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Stien misses with a looping left.
Stien scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stien is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Washington throws a chopping leg kick but Stien manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Stien stuns Washington with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Washington thumps Stien with a low kick.
Stien lands a nice hook to Washington's body. Washington takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Stien shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Washington as he avoids it easily.
Leonard Washington has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ben Stien.
Washington motions for Stien to come forward. Washington throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Washington misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Stien is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Washington rather than just go for the knockout.
Stien misses with a takedown attempt
and Washington counters with a nice uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Washington takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Leonard Washington has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Washington throws a head kick that half lands.

That has opened up Ben Stien's cut even more.

Stien looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Washington!
Stien takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

Stien is trying to get an arm triangle but Washington is defending well.
Stien tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.

Stien looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Washington gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.

Stien is looking for a kimura but Washington is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Stien to get the leverage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are battling for position here. Washington manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Washington preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Washington working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Stien.
Stien missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Stien trying to control the position from guard on top but Washington is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Washington is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Stien working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Washington looking to hit a scissor sweep but Stien is one step ahead there.
Washington avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Washington keeping moving, preventing Stien from controlling successfully.
Washington wants to sweep here but Stien controlling him for the moment.
Stien trying to control but Washington is working from the bottom.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Stien throws a big elbow that misses.
Stien distracts Washington with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Stien throws a strike but Washington rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Washington throws a strike but Stien rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Ben Stien.
I've got Stien winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Francis DeMontford scores the fight 28:29
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 27:30
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 28:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ben Stien!
A relieved looking Ben Stien thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
87%

Main event

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Martin Kampmann (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Buster Cherry (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cherry has chosen D-12 - Fight Music as his entrance music. The key to victory for Martin Kampmann has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Kampmann
vs
Cherry

183 cm
25
167 lbs
10 - 2 - 0

175 cm
25
175 lbs
10 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Granite chin

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 10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Martin Kampmann!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Buster Cherry!
The judges for this bout are Topper Green, Ben Watson and Winston Howard.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Kampmann has taken the fight to the clinch.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Kampmann cracks Cherry with a nice body shot.
Kampmann misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kampmann misses with the head strike.
Cherry tries for a takedown but Kampmann manages to get underhooks.
Kampmann lands with a short shot to the head.

It looks like Buster Cherry has been cut.
Kampmann is pressed up against the cage. Cherry has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Kampmann down to the mat. Kampmann avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Kampmann tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Cherry manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Martin Kampmann seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kampmann displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Cherry throws out the jab.
Cherry on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Kampmann. Kampmann obviously looking to wear him down.
Kampmann takes a swing at Cherry's ribcage but misses.

Kampmann gets caught flat footed, as Cherry shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kampmann looking to control.
Cherry wants to control from the top but Kampmann keeps moving.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kampmann is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Kampmann is trying to control the position but Cherry postures up.
Cherry throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Cherry in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cherry is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Cherry throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Kampmann works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Cherry looking to sit in guard and control but Kampmann gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

Cherry has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Kampmann can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Our spies down at at Sydney Shootfighting inform us that Cherry has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cherry looking to control.
Kampmann has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Cherry manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Kampmann manages to get himself to full guard.
Cherry working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Cherry has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Cherry postures up in Kampmann's guard and throws a big left but Kampmann blocks it.
Cherry postures up in Kampmann's guard and throws a big left but Kampmann blocks it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cherry wants to control from the top but Kampmann keeps moving.
Kampmann looking for a sweep. Not yet Kampmann, not yet.
Kampmann is trying to control the position but Cherry postures up.
Kampmann knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Cherry on the ground.
Cherry throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kampmann utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Cherry is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Cherry throwing strikes but missing.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Cherry shoots for a double leg takedown but Kampmann sprawls well. He's pushed Cherry's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Martin Kampmann has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Buster Cherry.
Kampmann connects with an inside leg kick.
Kampmann throws a series of strikes that have Cherry backpedaling.
Cherry misses with a straight left.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kampmann tries to clinch up but Cherry circles away and keeps his distance.
Kampmann dips to his left and cracks Cherry with an uppercut!
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!
Nice uppercut lands for Kampmann. That snapped Cherry's head back.
Nice takedown defense from Kampmann. No joy for Cherry on that attempt.
Martin Kampmann is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Cherry takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Kampmann swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Kampmann moves in looking to clinch but Cherry pushes him off.

Kampmann darts in and clinches Cherry up against the cage.
Cherry is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Kampmann pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Kampmann stalling in the clinch.
Cherry goes for a takedown attempt but Kampmann pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Cherry stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Kampmann.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Martin Kampmann dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Buster Cherry's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Cherry changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Kampmann tries to avoid it but Cherry manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Kampmann to the ground. Kampmann escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Cherry walks into a stiff left hand from Kampmann.

Kampmann gets caught napping as Cherry dives in and scores a takedown. Kampmann manages to retain guard.
Kampmann trying to keep a closed guard but Cherry is proving a slippery customer.
Cherry is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Cherry loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Cherry postures up.
Cherry scoring with punches to the head and body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cherry trying to control the position from guard on top but Kampmann is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kampmann has momentary wrist control but Cherry slips an elbow through the middle.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kampmann looking to hit a scissor sweep but Cherry is one step ahead there.
Kampmann avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Cherry postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Kampmann utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Cherry's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Cherry postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Cherry postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Kampmann has momentary wrist control but Cherry slips an elbow through the middle.
Cherry stays in close to Kampmann's body and controls the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cherry postures up in Kampmann's guard and throws a big left but Kampmann blocks it.
Kampmann on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Kampmann tries to get out of the position.
Kampmann preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Cherry stops Kampmann from standing up.
Buster Cherry has got the better of the ground game so far.
Cherry throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Cherry working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Kampmann's head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cherry working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Cherry trying to control the position from guard on top but Kampmann is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Kampmann pushes Cherry off and scrambles back to his feet.
Kampmann keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good leg kick by Kampmann there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Cherry will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Martin Kampmann has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Buster Cherry.
Kampmann tries to clinch up but Cherry circles away and keeps his distance.
Kampmann is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Kampmann lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Nice body punch from Kampmann.
Kampmann displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Cherry.
Kampmann scores with a head kick.

That has opened up Buster Cherry's cut even more.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kampmann scores with a slapping inside leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cherry on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Kampmann. Kampmann obviously looking to wear him down.
Kampmann pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Cherry back to the cage. Kampmann follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.

Cherry is rocked!
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Kampmann - that will leave a mark!
Cherry is still on wobbly legs! Can Kampmann finish him?
Cherry is breathing heavily.
Cherry looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Kampmann cracks Cherry's jaw with two stiff jabs then ducks low and throws a soul-severing right uppercut to the mouth!! Cherry slumps to the ground with blood on his lips. The referee steps in before Kampmann can do further damage! This one is done, son!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:19 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Martin Kampmann!
Martin Kampmann decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.