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QFC Tournament 1209 Round 2 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Conor McGregor (ranked 4104 p4p, 4089 weight class) and Dam Mahmoud (ranked 216 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Conor McGregor!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Dam Mahmoud!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Vladimir Khabensky and Ivan Kurochkin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McGregor tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Mahmoud defends well and McGregor ends up having to push Mahmoud into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
McGregor tries to pull guard but Mahmoud holds him up against the cage and eventually McGregor drops back down to his feet.
McGregor escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Mahmoud closes the distance and clinches.
Mahmoud keeps control of McGregor as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Mahmoud is stalling here.
McGregor fails to pull the fight into his guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Conor McGregor. That's going to take a lot out of him.
McGregor stalling.
McGregor really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McGregor wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Mahmoud has him pressed against the cage.
Mahmoud pulls guard effortlessly.
McGregor trying to control the position from guard on top but Mahmoud is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Mahmoud wants to sweep but no luck.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McGregor looking to pass the guard.
Mahmoud has his foot on McGregor's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. McGregor works his way back into a safe position though.
Mahmoud controls McGregor momentarily but McGregor frees himself.
McGregor passes into half guard.
Mahmoud tries to get to full guard but McGregor has control of the leg.
Mahmoud tries to regain full guard. Instead though, McGregor has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mahmoud is flailing around like a fish out of water, trying to land strikes.
Mahmoud tries to hold on but McGregor pushes him away.
McGregor wants to control the pace but Mahmoud is squirming around nicely.
Mahmoud tries to hold on but McGregor postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mahmoud in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
McGregor looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Mahmoud is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Mahmoud is working to get back to half guard.
McGregor working for a submission but Mahmoud is keeping him at bay.
McGregor stands up from the dominant position, so we're back on the feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McGregor shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Mahmoud pinned against the cage. Mahmoud gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Mahmoud changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. McGregor looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
McGregor throws Mahmoud to one side and escapes!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mahmoud darts in and clinches McGregor up against the cage.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Mahmoud.
Mahmoud prevents McGregor from breaking the clinch.
Mahmoud misses with a knee to the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Conor McGregor dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
Mahmoud misses with an uppercut.
McGregor shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Mahmoud but Mahmoud pushes him off and we're back to square one.
McGregor fails to land with a series of punches.
Mahmoud stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Mahmoud wants it to stay on the feet.
Mahmoud shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in McGregor's guard.
McGregor has Mahmoud pulled in close to control his posture.
Mahmoud stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. McGregor swivels though and keeps the full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mahmoud is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
McGregor utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mahmoud postures up.
Mahmoud is looking to stand up but McGregor won't let him.
McGregor keeping moving, preventing Mahmoud from controlling successfully.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mahmoud looking to sit in guard and control but McGregor gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
McGregor trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
McGregor stands up from guard. Let's bang!
McGregor fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Conor McGregor. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McGregor has a takedown stuffed.
Conor McGregor is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Mahmoud lands a big head kick that sends McGregor tumbling to the mat! Mahmoud takes a step backwards and waves McGregor back to his feet - he wants the finish!
 McGregor is rocked!
Mahmoud throws a nice looking combination but McGregor bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Oh McGregor is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
McGregor pushes Mahmoud up against the cage in a clinch.
McGregor is fighting off a takedown attempt but Mahmoud is just too persistent for him and manages to trip McGregor to the mat. McGregor regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Mahmoud looking to pass the guard.
McGregor keeping moving, preventing Mahmoud from controlling successfully.
McGregor seems to have got his legs back now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mahmoud drops back, looking for a kneebar! McGregor looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. McGregor looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from McGregor!
Mahmoud is trying to improve his position.
Mahmoud gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Mahmoud punching from the bottom.
McGregor content to control rather than advance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mahmoud slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Mahmoud working a defensive guard here.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Mahmoud can do anything to dispel that myth.
McGregor is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Mahmoud is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Dam Mahmoud showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
McGregor doesn't manage to clinch there - Mahmoud circles away.
Mahmoud throws a counter combo.
Mahmoud misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Mahmoud jabs McGregor to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Mahmoud!
McGregor tries to score a power double leg takedown but Mahmoud sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten McGregor somewhat.
As McGregor backs off Mahmoud throws a huge counter combo but McGregor manages to avoid it all.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A solid body kick from McGregor.
Dam Mahmoud seems to be getting the better of the standup.
McGregor drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McGregor controls the position from side control.
Mahmoud misses with a strike from the bottom.
McGregor trying to control the position but Mahmoud is working away.
Mahmoud trying to remain calm as McGregor controls from the top position.
Mahmoud looks to move to half guard but instead McGregor has passed into mount! Damn!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Mahmoud is desperately trying to improve his position but McGregor has a good base and remains in mount.
Conor McGregor overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
McGregor landing punches.
McGregor content just to control the position here.
Mahmoud is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
McGregor lands a heavy elbow.
McGregor landing strikes, looking to finish!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mahmoud is looking to get to half guard.
McGregor looking to control but Mahmoud is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Mahmoud is looking to improve his position but McGregor isn't that keen on the idea.
Mahmoud wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
McGregor looking to control but Mahmoud is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
McGregor is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Mahmoud can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
McGregor working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Mahmoud looking to escape from mount but he's given up his back!
Mahmoud is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
The referee is taking a good look at Mahmoud as he is on the wrong end of some big shots from McGregor!
The crowd hopeful of a finish here - McGregor's supporters are on their feet, screaming for him to go for the rear naked choke.
And that's the end of the fight!
Conor McGregor showed his dominance in that final round.
I think McGregor 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight for Conor McGregor!
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight for Conor McGregor!
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight for Conor McGregor!
Conor McGregor wins by unanimous decision!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Rasul Rzayev (ranked 3898 p4p, 3897 weight class) and Ruslan Rzayev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ruslan Rzayev is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Rasul Rzayev!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ruslan Rzayev!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Konstantin Menshow and Igor Prikhodko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rasul Rzayev will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Ruslan Rzayev fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Rasul Rzayev looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Ruslan Rzayev can do anything to dispel that myth.
Ruslan Rzayev manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Rasul Rzayev manages to get himself to full guard.
Rasul Rzayev looking for a guillotine here but Ruslan Rzayev defends easily.
Rasul Rzayev pulls Ruslan Rzayev in close to prevent any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ruslan Rzayev landing with the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rasul Rzayev wants to sweep but no luck.
Rasul Rzayev is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Ruslan Rzayev slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Ruslan Rzayev drops back looking for a leg! Rasul Rzayev is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Rasul Rzayev manages to kick Ruslan Rzayev off! Ruslan Rzayev jumps back into Rasul Rzayev's guard.
Ruslan Rzayev preventing the sweep.
Ruslan Rzayev showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
It looks like Ruslan Rzayev might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Let's hope that Ruslan Rzayev has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Ruslan Rzayev is continuing to stall.
Ruslan Rzayev would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Rasul Rzayev stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Rasul Rzayev wants it to stay on the feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rasul Rzayev throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Ruslan Rzayev's waist but Ruslan Rzayev gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Rasul Rzayev off to one side.
Ruslan Rzayev shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Rasul Rzayev as he jumps to the side.
Ruslan Rzayev throws a head kick that misses.
Rasul Rzayev doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Ruslan Rzayev counters by clinching up.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rasul Rzayev. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rasul Rzayev is breathing heavily.
Ruslan Rzayev has Rasul Rzayev pushed against the cage.
Ruslan Rzayev wants the takedown. Rasul Rzayev is fighting it off but Ruslan Rzayev persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Rasul Rzayev's guard against the cage.
Ruslan Rzayev is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rasul Rzayev is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Rasul Rzayev is pulling down on Ruslan Rzayev's head. It's preventing any offense from Ruslan Rzayev, at least for the moment.
Rasul Rzayev trying to control the position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Ruslan Rzayev wants to get up but he can't break Rasul Rzayev's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ruslan Rzayev dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
Rasul Rzayev closes the distance but Ruslan Rzayev moves to the side
and Ruslan Rzayev decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Rasul Rzayev's guard.
Ruslan Rzayev wants to stand but Rasul Rzayev has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Rasul Rzayev wants to sweep here but Ruslan Rzayev controlling him for the moment.
Rasul Rzayev working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Ruslan Rzayev doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Ruslan Rzayev manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Rasul Rzayev looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rasul Rzayev being controlled here, momentarily.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
We're seeing a lot of stalling here from Ruslan Rzayev.
Rasul Rzayev is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Ruslan Rzayev landing some decent shots from guard.
Ruslan Rzayev wants to stand but Rasul Rzayev has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Rasul Rzayev thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Rasul Rzayev tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Ruslan Rzayev paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Ruslan Rzayev is looking for the big counter here.
Rasul Rzayev is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Ruslan Rzayev changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Rasul Rzayev looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Ruslan Rzayev is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Rasul Rzayev is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Ruslan Rzayev slips into full mount, dodging the strikes by Rasul Rzayev.
Ruslan Rzayev looking to control and managing it successfully.
Rasul Rzayev knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Ruslan Rzayev on the ground.
Ruslan Rzayev scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Rasul Rzayev?
Ruslan Rzayev is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Rasul Rzayev to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Rasul Rzayev shrugs it off.
Ruslan Rzayev tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ruslan Rzayev avoids the attempt from Rasul Rzayev to control.
Ruslan Rzayev takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Ruslan Rzayev lands a nice shot to the head.
Ruslan Rzayev throws some shoulder strikes here and then postures up. Oh, he's gone for an armbar! Rasul Rzayev has his hands clasped together but Ruslan Rzayev breaks the hold and Rasul Rzayev is forced to tap! This one is aaaaaaaaaaall over! That was lightning fast by Ruslan Rzayev!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Ruslan Rzayev!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Wei Yu Bin (ranked 3858 p4p, 3839 weight class) and Merab Murkovitch (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Wei Yu Bin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Merab Murkovitch!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Viktor Lagutenko and Fedor Mirinova.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yu Bin closes the distance but Murkovitch moves to the side
and Murkovitch counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Yu Bin manages to escape and get back to his feet!
No luck with that takedown attempt from Yu Bin.
Murkovitch gets a double leg takedown into Yu Bin'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!
Murkovitch's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Yu Bin knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Murkovitch on the ground.
Murkovitch advances position into side control!
Murkovitch tries to advance to mount but can't.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Murkovitch working the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Murkovitch is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Yu Bin knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Yu Bin trying to remain calm as Murkovitch controls from the top position.
Yu Bin can't do much from the bottom here.
Murkovitch is putting a hurting on Yu Bin here, landing some big shots from side control.
Yu Bin is trying to improve his position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murkovitch moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
It looks like Murkovitch might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.
Let's hope that Murkovitch has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Murkovitch scoring with punches and elbows.
Murkovitch working the head with strikes.
Murkovitch has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Yu Bin has given up his back here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Murkovitch working for the rear naked choke here. He's got one arm under but Yu Bin is defending well. A couple of punches soften him up though and Murkovitch has tightened the hold! This one could be all over! It is! Yu Bin taps out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Merab Murkovitch!
Merab Murkovitch bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Main event
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jin Devil (ranked 3855 p4p, 3757 weight class) and Piggles Worth (ranked 210 p4p, 0 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jin Devil!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Piggles Worth!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Ivan Kurochkin and Aleksandr Martynov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Excellent takedown into side control there by Worth.
Devil is trying to control Worth's posture but Worth avoids it.
Worth is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Devil knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Worth tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Worth has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Worth looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Worth goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Devil rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Worth's guard! Nice work there by Devil!
Worth looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Devil trying to control but Worth is working from the bottom.
Worth is looking for a triangle but Devil pushes his legs off easily.
Devil trying to control the position from guard on top but Worth is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Worth is looking for a triangle here but Devil uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Devil is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Worth is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Devil tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Devil working away.
Worth tries to buck Devil off but Devil is having none of it.
Devil is looking to take a break and control but Worth is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Devil thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
You can see the frustration on Worth's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Worth tries to get back to half guard but can't.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Worth manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Devil thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Worth's head.
Worth wants to get back to full guard.
Worth really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Devil. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Worth actively working from the bottom here.
Devil is looking to advance position but Worth won't allow it.
Devil is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
That's four 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.
Devil seems to be looking for submissions.
Worth looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Devil is working for a kimura but Worth is defending it quite comfortably.
Devil trying to control from half guard but Worth is working away.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Worth looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Worth has guillotine here! It looks pretty tight! Could this be all over! No, Devil escapes and passes into side control at the same time. Nice work there by Devil!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Jin Devil will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Worth just misses with a punch to the body.
Devil shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Worth working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Devil doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Devil manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Worth has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Devil can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Worth throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Devil trying to control the position from guard on top but Worth is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Worth looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Devil passes into side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Worth can't do much from the bottom here.
Devil looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Devil tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Devil working away.
Worth is not content to let Devil control the position.
Worth wants to control but Devil postures up.
Jin Devil overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Worth is trying to improve his position.
Worth holding on.
Devil thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Worth can't do much from the bottom here.
Devil is trying to get an arm triangle but Worth is defending well.
You can see the frustration on Worth's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Worth reaches up around Devil's neck trying to control. But Devil takes advantage instantly and he's locked on an arm triangle! Big trouble for Worth! Oh that looks nasty! A human being's head is not meant to turn that color! Worth is out! He's gone limp! The ref steps in to break the fighters up and Devil celebrates the victory with the fans!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:31 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Jin Devil!
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