UPF 9: Petrie Vs. Lincoln PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bitch Made (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Luis Cardoza (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Made's entrance music is AMAZING HORSE. A fine choice. The crowd seem to be enjoying Cardoza's choice of entrance music: Holy See. Bitch Made looks tired to me. Hopefully he has got enough gas left in the tank to put in a good performance.

Made
vs
Cardoza

205 cm
26
205 lbs
3 - 6 - 0

180 cm
20
205 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Experienced

Good takedowns
Counter fighter
Experienced

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Bitch Made!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Luis Cardoza!
The judges for this bout are Chris Saunders, Josh West and Colin Fray.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Made is trying hard to land a takedown here. Cardoza sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
And Cardoza tries to counter it with a takedown but Made pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Made looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Made closes the distance but Cardoza moves to the side

and Cardoza shoots in, scooping Made off his feet. Cardoza is holding his opponent over his shoulder. He slams Made to the mat and Made is in big trouble! Cardoza is landing strikes to his unconscious foe and the ref dives in to end the fight! Cardoza is celebrating with his corner and rightfully so.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:11 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Slam). Luis Cardoza!
A very excited looking Luis Cardoza rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.

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RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Tyrion Shanahan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Graves (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!

Shanahan
vs
Graves

190 cm
18
192 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

183 cm
18
185 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Solid chin

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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tyrion Shanahan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Mike Graves!
The judges for this bout are Josh West, Paul Gruel and Jeff Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shanahan ducks under a wild hook from Graves.
Graves looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Nice body punch from Shanahan.
Shanahan scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Graves doesn't seem bothered though.
Graves slips a jab and a cross from Shanahan.
Shanahan scores with a body shot.
Shanahan fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Shanahan fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Graves on the side of the head.
Graves moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Shanahan cracks Graves with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.

Shanahan sends Graves crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Shanahan is motioning to the referee to let Graves up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!

Graves is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Shanahan throws a pinpoint strike between Graves's hands that connects right on the jaw and sends Graves crashing to the floor! He's out before he even hits the mat and Shanahan scores a great knockout victory!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Tyrion Shanahan!

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RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Keith Masters (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Harry Angstrom (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Masters comes to the cage accompanied by hall of fame. This should be fireworks!

Masters
vs
Angstrom

173 cm
20
176 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

170 cm
18
161 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Good chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Determined

Sportsmanship Ltd.

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 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Keith Masters!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Harry Angstrom!
The judges for this bout are Micheangelo Fripello, Roger Salmon and Colin Fray.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Masters instigates a clinch.

Masters pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Masters shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Masters was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!

Masters decides to stand back up.
A low kick from Angstrom misses
and Masters counters with a nice body shot.
Masters tries to clinch up

and Angstrom counters with a takedown into side control.
Masters tries to get back to his feet but has found himself mounted instead. Damn, that's gotta suck.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Angstrom wants to control the pace but Masters is squirming around nicely.

Angstrom working for a guillotine from mount but Masters is in no mood to give up.
Masters knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Angstrom on the ground.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Masters is trying to escape the mount.
Masters wants to control but Angstrom is having none of it.
Angstrom raining down shots from the mount!
Masters is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Angstrom with a couple of short strikes.
Masters is bucking up trying to escape but Angstrom cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Masters wants to control but Angstrom is having none of it.
Angstrom has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.

Angstrom is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Masters has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Angstrom is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Masters can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Angstrom looking to control but Masters is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.

Angstrom is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Masters can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Masters tries to reverse the position but Angstrom maintains control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Angstrom wants to take Masters's back here but Masters is holding on to an arm, himself looking to escape.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Masters wants to hold on but Angstrom pushes him away.

Angstrom is working to isolate an arm here. It's a telegraphed submission attempt but he's gone for it anyway - and he's got it! Angstrom extends the arm and Masters is forced to tap!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Harry Angstrom!
After the big win, Harry Angstrom made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Sportsmanship Ltd. and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
The defeated Keith Masters had this to say: 'we were equals in the cage, it was gonna be about who faltered first. and it turned out to be me. wont happen agian'.

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FIGHT
RATING
45%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Vincent Thomas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sal Thompson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Vincent Thomas had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business

Thomas
vs
Thompson

180 cm
20
194 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

183 cm
20
185 lbs
1 - 3 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
Big heart

BJJ White Belt
Basic striking
Can Moonwalk

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Vincent Thomas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Sal Thompson!
The judges for this bout are Josh West, Roger Salmon and Colin Fray.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Thompson gets the takedown into side control.
Thompson working the ground and pound.
Thomas is trying to improve his position.
Thomas manages to get back to half guard.

Thomas looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Thomas gets back to full guard.
Thomas is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Thomas is on top in guard.

Thompson really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Thomas. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Thompson looking for a sweep. Not yet Thompson, not yet.
Thomas looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Thompson wants to stand but Thomas is controlling the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Thompson wants to improve his position but instead Thomas has moved into half guard.
Thompson wants to get back to full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Thomas looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Thomas seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
The fighters are battling for position here. Thompson manages to regain full guard. Nice work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Thompson looking to control but Thomas passes into half guard.
Thompson looks like he's trying to stand up.
Thomas content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Thompson is trying to stand up here but Thomas is controlling him well.
Thomas controlling the action here.
Thompson trying to get back to full guard but Thomas takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Thomas working for a submission here. He's tucked his head under his opponent's arm, looking for an arm triangle. He's hopped off into side control, looking to tighten the submission... is it going to work? He's given up a good position looking for it. Thompson looks OK. Oh, I spoke too soon, he's out! That must have been tighter than I thought! Excellent work there by Thomas! Submission of the night perhaps?

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Vincent Thomas!
Vincent Thomas very nearly forgot to thank Sportsmanship Ltd. amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.

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FIGHT
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27%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Combo King (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Juan Torres (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

King
vs
Torres

185 cm
20
167 lbs
1 - 3 - 0

186 cm
26
167 lbs
2 - 3 - 0

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Knockout power

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Combo King!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Juan Torres!
The judges for this bout are Paul Gruel, Ryoma Takatsuka and Micheangelo Fripello.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

King instigates a clinch.
King lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Torres tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Torres tries to pull guard but King forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Torres tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.

King breaks from the clinch.
No joy there for King, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

King moves into the clinch.
King lands with a short shot to the head.
King lands with a left to the head.
King effectively controlling the action here.
Torres tries to pull guard but King forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Combo King has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Juan Torres.

King breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
King misses with a jab, cross combination.
King misses the jab.

King moves into range and clinches up with Torres.

That's one minute gone in the round.
King is pushing Torres up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Torres wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but King has him pressed against the cage.
Torres is trying to break the clinch but King is controlling him.
Torres fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Torres drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Torres has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. King avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.

King breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Combo King is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Torres is looking to clinch but King is avoiding it.
Torres fails in his attempt to clinch.
King scores with a decent looking hook.
King scores with a jab to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Torres dives in and grabs King's left leg, looking for a takedown. King pushes down on Torres's head and hops out.
King rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Torres moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
King's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and King duly obliges.

Torres is rocked!
King walks forward and throws a big overhand right! Torres drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes! King swarms on him with more punches until the referee wrestles him away from Torres's unconscious body! Wow, that was brutal!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Combo King!

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FIGHT
RATING
47%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Pascal Lhant (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Snake Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lhant comes to the cage accompanied by IQ - From the Outside In. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Lhant
vs
Jackson

184 cm
19
170 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

171 cm
19
160 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Cuts easily

Good takedowns
Counter fighter
Determined

Sportsmanship Ltd.

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Pascal Lhant!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Snake Jackson!
The judges for this bout are Jeff Smith, Micheangelo Fripello and Ryoma Takatsuka.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Lhant moves into the clinch successfully.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Lhant.
Lhant can't find room to land a body shot as Jackson controls the action.
Lhant lands a right hand.
Lhant taking a breather.
Lhant lands a right hand that snaps the head of Jackson backwards.
Jackson drops down looking for an ankle pick but Lhant pulls his leg out and moves away.
Lhant is looking to clinch but Jackson is avoiding it.
Lhant misses with a lunging right hand

and Jackson counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Lhant moves into full guard.
Jackson in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Jackson preventing the sweep.
Jackson loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.

Lhant is looking for a triangle but Jackson pushes his legs off easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lhant keeping moving, preventing Jackson from controlling successfully.
Lhant looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

Jackson 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.
Jackson has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Jackson advances to half guard.
Lhant is trying to get back to full guard.

Jackson is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.

Jackson is looking for a kimura but Lhant is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Jackson to get the leverage.
Lhant is trying to get back to full guard.

Jackson is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Lhant has managed to free his arm - good work.
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.
Jackson is pressing down on Lhant's thigh, looking to free his foot. Lhant is holding on for now.

Jackson is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Lhant defends it well.

Jackson is working for a submission of some sort.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Lhant has his hands clasped together around Jackson's back. He's all about the action.
Lhant is looking to improve his position.
Jackson trying to control the action but Lhant is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lhant wants to control but Jackson is keeping busy.
We've been hearing good reports from Lhant's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Lhant manages to get to full guard.
Jackson looking to pass the guard.
Jackson slips nicely into half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Lhant pushes Jackson off looking to stand but Jackson dives back in and keeps control.
Lhant wants to get back to full guard.

Jackson is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Jackson prevents Lhant from improving his position.
Jackson wants to advance to full mount but Lhant doesn't think that's going to happen and regains full guard instead.
Jackson postures up.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Jackson stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Lhant swivels though and keeps the full guard.

Lhant looking for a guillotine here but Jackson defends easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Lhant rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Jackson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Jackson with the counter takedown but Lhant avoids it easily.
No joy there for Lhant, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Jackson takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.

It looks like Snake Jackson has been cut.
Lhant throws a sloppy body shot

and Jackson counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.

Jackson is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Lhant is just riding it out for now. Jackson eventually gives up the hold.
Lhant is trying to get back to full guard.
Lhant makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Lhant.
Jackson passes Lhant's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Lhant is looking to improve his position.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Jackson is trying for a kimura here. Lhant looks like he's in a lot of pain... and he's tapping out! Jackson wins by kimura!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:20 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Snake Jackson!
Snake Jackson really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Sportsmanship Ltd. logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
The defeated Pascal Lhant had this to say: 'It was my own vanity that bested me! ... Or not. Guessing my graduation from white belt to blue belt 5 minutes ago didn't matter as much as I'd hoped!'.

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FIGHT
RATING
33%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Prince Edgar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mondo Bambino (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bambino comes into a darkened arena with his song building. The Pride kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Edgar
vs
Bambino

183 cm
25
170 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

175 cm
25
175 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Determined

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 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Prince Edgar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Mondo Bambino!
The judges for this bout are Ryoma Takatsuka, Chris Saunders and Jeff Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Bambino closes the distance and clinches.
Edgar drops down looking for an ankle pick but Bambino pulls his leg out and moves away.

Bambino rushes Edgar and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Bambino told us before the fight that he's been working on his elbows. An under utilised technique these days - let's see if it can sway the outcome of the fight.

Bambino's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Bambino fails with an attempt to clinch.

Bambino gets a clinch.

Bambino manages to break the clinch.

Bambino moves into range and clinches up with Edgar.
A nice right hand lands inside from Bambino.

Bambino escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Edgar instigates a clinch.
Bambino misses with a body punch.
Bambino misses with a punch to the body.
Edgar is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Bambino pulls him back up using the underhooks.
A right hook to the body lands for Bambino.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Bambino escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Bambino darts in and clinches Edgar up against the cage.
Edgar tries to score a body lock takedown but Bambino shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Prince Edgar. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Bambino manages to break the clinch.

Edgar gets tackled into the cage by Bambino. Bambino maintains the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Edgar.

Bambino breaks the clinch.

Bambino moves into range and clinches up with Edgar.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Bambino.
Bambino lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Edgar backwards.

Bambino manages to break the clinch.

Bambino moves into the clinch.

Bambino manages to break the clinch.

Bambino takes the fight into the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bambino working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Bambino.
Edgar is looking to take this one to the mat.
Edgar is working for takedown but Bambino is calmly controlling the position for now.
Bambino lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Bambino gets through Edgar's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Bambino lands with a short shot to the head.
Edgar is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Bambino to keep the fight standing.
Bambino tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bambino tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Bambino.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Edgar.
Edgar tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Bambino smiles and moves away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Bambino closes the distance and clinches.

Bambino pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Bambino drives through and clinches with Edgar against the cage.
Bambino lands with a light punch inside.

Bambino breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Bambino drives through and clinches with Edgar against the cage.

Bambino breaks the clinch.
Edgar shoots in but no luck this time.

Bambino forces Edgar back against the cage and clinches.
Edgar wants to take the fight to the mat but Bambino manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Bambino trying to land knees to the body.
Edgar has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Bambino avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short uppercut from Bambino.
A short right from Bambino on the inside.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bambino misses with a hook to the ribs.

Bambino escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Bambino closes the distance and pushes Edgar back into the cage.
Edgar blocks an uppercut.

Bambino breaks the clinch.

Bambino gets a clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Bambino.

Edgar pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Some wild striking there from Edgar.

Bambino closes the distance and pushes Edgar back into the cage.
Edgar wants a takedown.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mondo Bambino dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Bambino closes the distance and clinches.
Bambino lands with a light punch inside.
Bambino working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Bambino tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Edgar's elbow.
Bambino lands a body punch.
Bambino lands a shot to the body.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Bambino.
Bambino lands an uppercut.
Bambino scores with a hook to the body.
Bambino lands a left hand that snaps the head of Edgar backwards.

Edgar is rocked!
Edgar looking for a takedown.

Bambino breaks the clinch.

Bambino rushes Edgar and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Bambino pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Prince Edgar is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Bambino drives through and clinches with Edgar against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bambino is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Edgar takes a shot to the head.
Oh Edgar is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!

Bambino pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Bambino drives through and clinches with Edgar against the cage.
Bambino lands a big right hand that drops Edgar! The killer instinct kicks in and Bambino finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Bambino!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:21 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mondo Bambino!
Mondo Bambino 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
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hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
59%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Artem Obukhov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Iker Dedal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Iker Dedal is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Obukhov
vs
Dedal

170 cm
26
157 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

170 cm
27
147 lbs
5 - 4 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Intelligent

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Artem Obukhov!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Iker Dedal!
The judges for this bout are Ryoma Takatsuka, Josh West and Micheangelo Fripello.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dedal looks to land a right hand but Obukhov moved out of range.
Obukhov appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Dedal throws a nice looking combination but Obukhov bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Obukhov shoots for a takedown but Dedal saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Dedal lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Obukhov circles away quickly and effectively.
Iker Dedal seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dedal slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Obukhov misses with a looping right.
Obukhov changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Dedal tries to avoid it but Obukhov manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Dedal to the ground. Dedal escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Dedal lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Dedal.

Obukhov dives in and scores a takedown into Dedal's guard.
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!
Dedal wants to get back to his feet but Obukhov is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Dedal keeping full guard, as Obukhov tries to pass.
Obukhov prevents Dedal from getting back to his feet.
Obukhov stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Dedal swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Obukhov stops Dedal from standing up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Dedal can do anything to dispel that myth.
Dedal utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Obukhov is looking to work some ground and pound but Dedal has wrist control.
Obukhov throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Dedal working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Obukhov.
Dedal keeping moving, preventing Obukhov from controlling successfully.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Obukhov won't allow Dedal to get back to his feet.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Sloppy strikes from Dedal. Those never looked like landing.
Obukhov scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Obukhov definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Dedal throws a right and a left that Obukhov avoids nicely.
Obukhov misses with an uppercut.
Obukhov fails with a takedown attempt.
Dedal is looking for the big counter here.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Artem Obukhov. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Obukhov fails with a takedown attempt.
Dedal fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Obukhov swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Dedal looks to land a right hand but Obukhov moved out of range.
Dedal just misses with a punch to the body.
A quick step to the side and Obukhov tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Dedal steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Obukhov.
As Obukhov backs off Dedal throws a huge counter combo but Obukhov manages to avoid it all.
Obukhov showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Dedal.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Dedal.
Obukhov slips a straight right by Dedal.
Obukhov jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Dedal unleashes a big counter combination but Obukhov bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Dedal fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Obukhov throws a body punch but Dedal moves out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Obukhov ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Dedal moves away.
Dedal misses with the combination.
Obukhov takes one to the chin there.
A combination from Dedal does no damage.
Dedal goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Dedal misses with a double jab.
Obukhov is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Dedal looks winded!
Dedal tries to bum rush Obukhov with a series of wild strikes but Obukhov uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Obukhov swings for the body but Dedal moves out of range.
Obukhov dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Dedal throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Obukhov fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Dedal manages to avoid it.
Dedal thows a left - swing and a miss!
Dedal throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Obukhov stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dedal walks into a stiff left hand from Obukhov.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Obukhov rushes Dedal and presses him up against the cage.
Obukhov tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Dedal avoids it.

Obukhov has Dedal pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Obukhov pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Dedal tumbling to the mat - Obukhov dives into Dedal's guard.
Obukhov trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Dedal manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Obukhov looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Obukhov manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Dedal manages to get himself to full guard.

Dedal utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.

Obukhov drops back, looking for a kneebar! Dedal looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Dedal looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Dedal!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Iker Dedal dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Obukhov tries to clinch but Dedal moves out of range.
Obukhov pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Dedal has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

Obukhov closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Obukhov lands in his opponent's guard.

Dedal is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Obukhov knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Obukhov sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dedal is trying to control. Obukhov wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.

Dedal is looking for a kimura but Obukhov is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Dedal to get the leverage.
Obukhov is not content to let Dedal control the position.
Obukhov has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Dedal is working away from the top position though.
Obukhov is refusing to be controlled, as Dedal sits in half guard.
Obukhov gets back to full guard.
Dedal looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Obukhov working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Dedal doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Dedal manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.

Dedal drops back looking for a leg! Obukhov is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Obukhov manages to kick Dedal off! Dedal jumps back into Obukhov's guard.
Obukhov wants to sweep here but Dedal controlling him for the moment.
Obukhov bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Dedal's guard.

Obukhov passes into half guard.
Obukhov is pressing down on Dedal's thigh, looking to free his foot. Dedal is holding on for now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Obukhov is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Obukhov frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Poor strikes thrown by Obukhov there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Dedal tries to hold on but Obukhov pushes him away.

Obukhov goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Dedal turns into him and now he's in Obukhov's guard.
Obukhov is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Obukhov trying to control the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Obukhov bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Dedal's guard.

Obukhov loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Obukhov advances to half guard.
Obukhov missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Obukhov is pressing down on Dedal's thigh, looking to free his foot. Dedal is holding on for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Artem Obukhov dominated that second round.
That's time! Obukhov's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

A jab from Dedal misses.
It looked like Obukhov wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
A big right from Dedal misses.
Dedal misses with a two punch combination.
Obukhov fails to land the takedown.
Dedal looks to land a combination but Obukhov avoids it well.

Obukhov closes the distance and pushes Dedal back into the cage.
Obukhov struggles to land a body shot inside as Dedal controls his hands.
Obukhov misses with a punch to the body.
Obukhov tries a body shot but Dedal blocks it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Obukhov trying to land knees to the body.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Obukhov looking to slow down the pace here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Obukhov tries for a takedown. No joy.
Obukhov is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Artem Obukhov. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Dedal lands a takedown into guard.

Obukhov is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Dedal is aware though and is defending well.
Dedal won't allow Obukhov to sweep him here.
Dedal trying to stand up but can't free himself from Obukhov's guard.
Obukhov lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.

Dedal wants to stand up but Obukhov is controlling him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Obukhov forces his way into half guard.
Obukhov stops Dedal from getting back to his feet.
Obukhov passes to full mount!

Obukhov wants to finish this one by submission but Dedal is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Obukhov.
Dedal takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

Obukhov working for a submission but Dedal is keeping him at bay.
Obukhov throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Dedal because Obukhov loaded up on that one.
Artem Obukhov overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dedal is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Obukhov sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Obukhov misses with a head shot.
Dedal wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Obukhov lands a couple of good shots and Dedal has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
Dedal covering up well under a series of strikes from Obukhov.
Dedal is trying to escape under a series of strikes and manages to escape from Obukhov 's hooks.

Obukhov looking to secure an arm triangle but Dedal defends it well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Obukhov working Dedal over with strikes here.
Obukhov punishing his opponent with strikes.
Obukhov punching from mount but Dedal doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Obukhov unloads with some shots from mount but Dedal bucks and avoids them well.
Obukhov working the ground and pound effectively.
Obukhov wants to control the pace but Dedal is squirming around nicely.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Obukhov has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Dedal's face.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Obukhov throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Artem Obukhov clearly takes that round.
That's time! Obukhov's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Dedal scores with a one two! Obukhov had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Dedal misses with a wild combination.

Obukhov instigates a clinch.
Obukhov missing with knees to the body.

Obukhov has Dedal pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Obukhov pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Dedal tumbling to the mat - Obukhov dives into Dedal's guard.
Dedal is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Obukhov sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Dedal's guard.
Obukhov passes to full mount!

That's one minute gone in the round.

Obukhov working for a guillotine from mount but Dedal is in no mood to give up.
Dedal is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Dedal is looking to improve his position but Obukhov isn't that keen on the idea.
Obukhov misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Obukhov throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Dedal because Obukhov loaded up on that one.
Dedal wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Obukhov has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Dedal's face.
Obukhov lands a nice shot to the head.

Obukhov working for a guillotine from mount but Dedal is in no mood to give up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dedal tries to lock up and control but Obukhov gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Dedal is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Obukhov punching from mount but Dedal doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Obukhov thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Obukhov unloading with bombs!
Obukhov in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Obukhov trying to control but Dedal is having none of it.
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!
Obukhov scores with a couple of good head shots there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Obukhov thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Obukhov looking to finish with strikes here!
Obukhov trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Obukhov throwing strikes here but Dedal is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Dedal really wants to buck Obukhov off and get back to his feet.
Dedal avoids a series of strikes thrown by Obukhov.

Obukhov looking to secure an arm triangle but Dedal defends it well.
Dedal is really trying hard to get back to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Obukhov throws some wild stikes that Dedal manages to avoid easily.
Obukhov throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Obukhov thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Obukhov tries to control but Dedal wriggling away.
Obukhov landing strikes from the mount.
Obukhov looking to finish with strikes here!
Obukhov throws some wild stikes that Dedal manages to avoid easily.
Obukhov sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Artem Obukhov had his way with Iker Dedal in that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Dedal will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Obukhov is looking to wear down Dedal with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Dedal tries to bum rush Obukhov with a series of wild strikes but Obukhov uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Iker Dedal is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Dedal throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Obukhov.
Obukhov looks to clinch
and Dedal counters with a straight right hand.
Obukhov swings for the body but Dedal moves out of range.

Obukhov drives through and clinches with Dedal against the cage.
Obukhov tries for a takedown. No joy.
Obukhov goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Obukhov drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Stalling in the clinch from Obukhov.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dedal blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

Dedal lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Obukhov manages to get to full guard.
Dedal is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?

Obukhov escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Dedal gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Obukhov wants to sweep but no luck.
Dedal seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Artem Obukhov is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dedal preventing the sweep.
Obukhov controlling the position.
Dedal content to stall in guard here.
Dedal loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Obukhov is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Obukhov bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Dedal's guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dedal is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Dedal keeping moving, preventing Obukhov from controlling successfully.
Dedal wants to stand and escape but Obukhov is having none of it.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
No joy there for Dedal, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Dedal fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

Obukhov clinches with his opponent.

Dedal turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Obukhov sneaks back into half guard.
Dedal is thwarting Obukhov's attempts to control the position.
Dedal perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Obukhov trying to control here.
Obukhov makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Obukhov.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Obukhov holds on and takes a little breather.

And that's the end of the fight!
Iker Dedal comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Obukhov has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight 48:47
Judge Josh West scores the fight 48:47
Judge Micheangelo Fripello scores the fight 48:47

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Artem Obukhov!
Artem Obukhov is the new featherweight champion!
Artem Obukhov decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.

C
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C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
42%

Main event

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Drew Petrie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and George Lincoln (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Lincoln's choice of entrance music: "Real American" by Rick Derringer. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Petrie
vs
Lincoln

185 cm
26
235 lbs
6 - 2 - 0

186 cm
25
226 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong

Decent wrestler
Brawler
Solid chin

Sportsmanship Ltd.

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Drew Petrie!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, George Lincoln!
The judges for this bout are Ryoma Takatsuka, Jeff Smith and Colin Fray.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lincoln tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Petrie swivels and escapes.
A right-left combo lands from Petrie.
Lincoln is looking to clinch but Petrie is avoiding it.
An attempted straight right counter from Petrie misses the target.
Petrie feints a jab promting Lincoln to slip. Petrie then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Lincoln slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.

Lincoln moves into the clinch.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Lincoln holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Lincoln is struggling to control the position.
Lincoln working aggressively here.
Lincoln misses with a body punch.
Lincoln working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Lincoln stalling the fight.
Lincoln doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Petrie is trying to push Lincoln away but Lincoln has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Petrie definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lincoln dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Lincoln blocks an uppercut.
Petrie blocks a punch to the side of the head.

Lincoln manages to break the clinch.
Petrie lands a jab to the head.

Lincoln pushes Petrie up against the cage in a clinch.
Petrie wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Lincoln has him pressed against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Petrie fails to land.
Lincoln leaning his opponent against the cage.
Petrie misses with a hook from the clinch.
Petrie can't find room to land a body shot as Lincoln controls the action.
Petrie tries to break the clinch but Lincoln is controlling the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Lincoln fails to land.
Petrie is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Lincoln blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Petrie blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Lincoln taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Lincoln has Petrie pressed against the cage, preventing Petrie from circling away and getting back to striking at range.

Lincoln breaks from the clinch.
Jab, jab by Petrie - just one landing.
Lincoln avoids a punch combination nicely.
Petrie connects with a nice looking jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Petrie misses with the combination.

Lincoln moves into the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Petrie wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Petrie swings wildly with an uppercut but Lincoln uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lincoln scores with a shot to the side of Petrie's head.
Petrie is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Lincoln is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.

Lincoln breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Petrie throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Petrie connects with a nice looking jab.

Petrie rushes Lincoln and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.

Lincoln breaks the clinch.
Lincoln fails in his attempt to clinch.
Lincoln tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Petrie paws at him with a jab and circles away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Lincoln takes the fight into the clinch.

Petrie breaks the clinch.
Lincoln misses with a takedown attempt
and Petrie counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Lincoln tries to close the distance and clinch but Petrie swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Drew Petrie is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Petrie circles away from the clinch attempt
enabling Petrie to counter with a crisp jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Lincoln.
Drew Petrie has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of George Lincoln.

Lincoln gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Petrie is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Lincoln keeps control of Petrie as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Lincoln content to slow the pace in the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Drew Petrie dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Petrie shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Lincoln eats them both and turns towards Petrie to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Petrie throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Lincoln.
Petrie is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Lincoln can do to turn this around?
Lincoln shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Petrie as he avoids it easily.

Lincoln gets in close and instigates a clinch.
George Lincoln seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Petrie scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Lincoln controlling the action here for a moment.

Lincoln breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Petrie cracks Lincoln with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Petrie has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Lincoln to stand back up!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Petrie cracks Lincoln on the jaw with a powerful right hand and Lincoln falls backwards against the cage. Petrie follows up with more strikes that drop Lincoln to his knees. Petrie keeps the pressure on and the referee jumps in to save Lincoln! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:44 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Drew Petrie!
Drew Petrie is the new heavyweight champion!
Drew Petrie really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Sportsmanship Ltd. logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.