SCC 58 PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Esta me Dinero (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dante The Saint (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

me Dinero
vs
The Saint

185 cm
25
130 lbs
2 - 3 - 0

177 cm
23
135 lbs
2 - 3 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Very strong

Decent wrestler
Decent boxing
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Esta me Dinero!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Dante The Saint!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, Damien Edna and Hugh Johnson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dinero wants to clinch up but The Saint keeps it at a distance.
The Saint swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Dinero tries to clinch up but The Saint circles away and keeps his distance.

The Saint gets the takedown into side control.
The Saint tries to score with some ground and pound. Dinero controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Dinero tries to improve position but can't.
Dinero seems a little lost for a moment, as The Saint dominates the positioning.
Dinero is trying to get back to half guard.
Dinero manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
The Saint has his hands clasped together around Dinero's back. He's all about the action.
Dinero wants to pass the guard but The Saint is defending well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The Saint blocking the ground and pound attempt from Dinero.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dinero trying to control from half guard but The Saint is working away.
The Saint avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Dinero.
Dinero wants to free his trapped foot but The Saint is holding on for dear life with his legs.
The Saint wants to improve his position but Dinero is controlling well.
The Saint avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Dinero.

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.
The Saint wants to get back to his feet.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if The Saint can do anything to dispel that myth.
Dinero works his way into full mount!
Dinero throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Dinero trying to control but he's not successful this time.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Saint is in all sorts of trouble here.
Dinero throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for The Saint because Dinero loaded up on that one.
Dinero has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
The Saint tries to hold on but Dinero postures up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

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.
The Saint is squirming around, avoiding Dinero's attempts to control the action.
Dinero throwing strikes here but The Saint is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
The Saint wants to hold on but Dinero pushes him away.
Dinero can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as The Saint is looking to escape.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!

The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Dinero jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but The Saint manages to avoid the submission attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Dante The Saint will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Dinero displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from The Saint.

The Saint shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
The Saint content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Dinero wants to get back to full guard.
The Saint controlling the action here.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Dinero on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dinero flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Dinero has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. The Saint is working away from the top position though.
Dinero keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
The Saint is thwarting Dinero's attempts to control the position.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
The Saint misses with a two punch combination.
The Saint throws a series of punches but Dinero moves out of range.
The Saint closes the distance and lands a one-two.

The Saint drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
The Saint is breathing heavily.
The Saint throwing strikes but missing.
The Saint wants to control from the top but Dinero keeps moving.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Saint controls from within his opponent's guard.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Dinero trying to control the position here.
The Saint landing some decent shots from guard.
Dinero trying to keep a closed guard but The Saint is proving a slippery customer.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
The Saint defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Dinero.
The Saint is looking to land body kicks.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Saint lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Dinero shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts The Saint as he jumps to the side.
The Saint throws a series of punches but Dinero moves out of range.
Dinero wants to clinch.
Dinero tries to clinch up.
The Saint works Dinero's body with a nice hook.
The Saint throws the kick towards the body but Dinero avoids it.

The Saint shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than The Saint was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Dinero is wriggling around trying to escape.
The Saint controlling from the full mount.
Dinero is in all sorts of trouble here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The Saint lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
The Saint controlling the pace for now.
The Saint landing shots from mount.
The Saint controlling the position easily from mount.
Dinero keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dante The Saint showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Dinero gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows The Saint to score an easy takedown into full guard.
The Saint controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
The Saint must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Dinero tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Dinero really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
The Saint is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
The Saint trying to control the position from guard on top but Dinero is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The Saint is looking to work some ground and pound but Dinero has wrist control.
Dinero being controlled here, momentarily.

OK we're going to have a standup here. Dante The Saint hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.

The Saint shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dinero is in a horrible position here. The Saint smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
The Saint tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Dinero is in all sorts of trouble here.
The Saint wants to control the pace but Dinero is squirming around nicely.
The Saint punching from mount but Dinero doing a good job of avoiding damage.
The Saint with good strikes from the mount here!
The Saint controlling the position easily from mount.
Dinero is looking to get to half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
The Saint controlling the pace for now.
Dante The Saint has got the better of the ground game so far.
The Saint lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
The Saint looking to control and managing it successfully.
Dinero tries to reverse the position but The Saint maintains control.
The Saint with good strikes from the mount here!
The Saint with a couple of short strikes.
The Saint content just to control the position here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Saint scoring with strikes but Dinero is staying in there.
The Saint content just to control the position here.
BOOM! The Saint connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Dinero really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
The Saint with a couple of short strikes.
The Saint really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Dinero. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
The Saint controlling the pace for now.
BOOM! The Saint connects with a massive shot to the dome!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The Saint takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
The Saint is landing with some decent strikes but Dinero is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
The Saint looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
The Saint content just to control the position here.
Dinero taking shots to the head.
The Saint controlling the position easily from mount.
Dinero tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Esta me Dinero has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Dante The Saint is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The Saint sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.

And that's the end of the fight!
Dante The Saint comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well The Saint has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight 28:29
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 26:30
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dante The Saint!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
43%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Oberyn Martell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Xavier Xystorophroi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Xystorophroi has chosen Boom!!! as his entrance music. Oberyn Martell could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Xavier Xystorophroi's chin.

Martell
vs
Xystorophroi

172 cm
26
150 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

185 cm
22
145 lbs
3 - 4 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Oberyn Martell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Xavier Xystorophroi!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, Winston Howard and Bruno Hogan.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Martell connects with a right hand. Xystorophroi shakes it off.

It looks like Xavier Xystorophroi has been cut.
A jab from Martell misses.
Horrible takedown by Xystorophroi or perhaps it was just good defense by Martell which made him look bad.
A big left from Martell misses.
Martell throws a series of punches but Xystorophroi moves out of range.

Oh, that's a big right hand from Martell and Xystorophroi goes tumbling to the canvas! Martell follows him to the ground and looks to finish from half guard.

Xystorophroi is rocked!

Martell is looking for a kimura but Xystorophroi is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Martell to get the leverage.
Xystorophroi is still in real trouble! Can Martell finish him?
Martell performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Xystorophroi seems to have recovered his senses.
Martell wants to get back to his feet.
Martell not doing much here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Martell trying to mount his opponent but Xystorophroi defends it.
Martell seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Xystorophroi does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Xystorophroi is trying to stand up here but Martell is controlling him well.

Oberyn Martell has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Nice uppercut lands for Martell. That snapped Xystorophroi's head back.
Martell misses with a looping right.
Martell tries to bum rush Xystorophroi with a series of wild strikes but Xystorophroi uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A swing and a miss from Martell.

Martell cracks Xystorophroi with an uppercut from hell and Xystorophroi crumples to the canvas, he's out! Oh no, he's recovered and he's grabbed one of Martell's legs and pulled him into guard. The ref thought about stopping it there but he's let it go - good reffing!
Xystorophroi is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Xystorophroi looking to hit a scissor sweep but Martell is one step ahead there.
Martell has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Xystorophroi is proving hard to escape from.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Martell sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Xystorophroi keeping moving, preventing Martell from controlling successfully.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Xystorophroi trying to keep a closed guard but Martell is proving a slippery customer.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martell showing good wrestling skills to control the position.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Oberyn Martell just wasn't active enough.
Martell throws a lazy right hand but Xystorophroi sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.

That has opened up Xavier Xystorophroi's cut even more.
Martell working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Xystorophroi's head.
Martell's corner is telling him to maintain position.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Xystorophroi looking to control.
Xystorophroi looks gassed!
Xystorophroi looking for a sweep. Not yet Xystorophroi, not yet.
Xystorophroi keeping moving, preventing Martell from controlling successfully.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Xystorophroi can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Martell controls the pace.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Oberyn Martell wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Xystorophroi moves away from the strike by Martell.
Martell is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Martell throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Xystorophroi ducks under a wild hook from Martell.
Martell's corner calls for a 1-2. Martell obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.

The cut above Xavier Xystorophroi's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Martell cracks Xystorophroi with a left hook right on the temple and Xystorophroi goes down! He's out! Referee! Stop the fight! Martell lands a few more punches before the dopey ref steps in - hopefully Xystorophroi is OK!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Oberyn Martell!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
55%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Marc Creagh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jjang Shin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Creagh kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Coma White - Marilyn Manson. Marc Creagh has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Creagh
vs
Shin

170 cm
19
136 lbs
2 - 2 - 1

179 cm
19
139 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Marc Creagh!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jjang Shin!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Skip Squint and Steve Erwin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Creagh misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Creagh lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Shin circles away quickly and effectively.
Creagh misses with a double jab.
Shin is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Shin showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Creagh.
Shin looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Creagh throws a nice looking combination but Shin bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.

Shin gets the takedown into side control.
Shin tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Creagh taking a bit of punishment here - Shin scoring with strikes.
Creagh manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Shin trying to control from the bottom.
Creagh wants to take a breather but Shin is having none of it.
Creagh seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.

Shin looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Shin is staying active underneath Creagh, who seems content to just control the action from this position.

That's two 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.
Creagh throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.

Shin looking for submissions off his back.
Shin is pressing down on Creagh's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Creagh controlling from the top position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Creagh gets to his feet. Shin looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Creagh throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Creagh looks to land a combination but Shin avoids it well.

Creagh gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Shin to score an easy takedown into full guard.

Shin drops back, looking for a kneebar! Creagh looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Creagh looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Creagh!
Creagh is breathing heavily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shin is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

Creagh decides to stand back up. Creagh steps back and let's Shin get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Jjang Shin will probably get the nod.
That's time! Creagh's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Creagh rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Shin moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Shin slips a jab and a cross from Creagh.
Marc Creagh is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Shin looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Creagh throws a nice looking combination but Shin bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Creagh throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Marc Creagh seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Creagh uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Shin.
Shin has a takedown stuffed.
Shin showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Creagh.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shin dodges the punch combination from Creagh.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Creagh throws a shot from downtown. Shin moves away and avoids it.
Shin is trying hard to land a takedown here. Creagh sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Marc Creagh has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jjang Shin.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Shin throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Creagh looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.

Shin shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Creagh is trying to defend but Shin finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.

Shin is working for a submission of some sort.
Creagh trying to control here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Creagh slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Creagh pulls Shin in close to prevent any damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Creagh looking to hit a scissor sweep but Shin is one step ahead there.
Shin trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

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.
Shin is looking to stand up but Creagh won't let him.

Shin 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.
Shin trying to control the position from guard on top but Creagh is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jjang Shin showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Creagh will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Creagh throws a looping overhand right but Shin ducks down to avoid it.

Shin feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.

Creagh has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Shin off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Shin uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Creagh.
Creagh will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Creagh misses with a double jab.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

Shin scores with a takedown into Creagh's guard.

Shin thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Creagh tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Shin passes Creagh's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Creagh wants to control but Shin passes into side.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.

Shin has worked his way into a potential kimura here. Creagh is trying to get out of the position but his squirming has just got him deeper into trouble. Shin yanks on the arm and Creagh is forced to tap due to a very painful looking submission! Nice work by Shin.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:22 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Jjang Shin!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
39%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Junior Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kevin Garnett (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Silva
vs
Garnett

170 cm
19
150 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

190 cm
18
150 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Junior Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Kevin Garnett!
The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, Summer Carpenter and John Mangel.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva circles away from the clinch attempt.
Junior Silva seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Silva throws a hook but Garnett avoids it easily.

A momentary lapse in concentration from Garnett enables Silva to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Garnett manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Silva throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Garnett works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Silva connects with a couple of short punches.
Silva loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Silva trying to control the position from guard on top but Garnett is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Silva throws a big right hand that misses.
Garnett is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Garnett looks gassed!
Silva is pushing down on Garnett's leg trying to pass to half guard. Garnett is fighting to maintain full guard but Silva has managed to sneak the leg through.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Silva trying to control the action but Garnett is working from the bottom.
Garnett has hold of Silva's hands but Silva slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Garnett is refusing to be controlled, as Silva sits in half guard.
Silva sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Garnett defending well though.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Silva has hold of the far side arm. He's working for the Kimura, can Garnett defend it? Silva steps over the head and cranks it - Garnett is tapping out! That was textbook stuff right there - nice submission victory for Silva!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:13 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Junior Silva!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
54%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Matthew Hosking (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andre Moraes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hosking comes to the cage accompanied by War Machine. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!

Hosking
vs
Moraes

180 cm
20
190 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

179 cm
21
190 lbs
3 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Big heart

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Knockout power

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 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Matthew Hosking!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Andre Moraes!
The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, Eliza Hachem and Hugh Johnson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Hosking shoots in and bounces Moraes off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Hosking is fighting to break Moraes's control of his arms but Moraes is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.

Moraes has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Hosking can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.

Moraes looking for a triangle here. Hosking is fighting it but it looks tight! Moraes pulls the arm across and this one won't last much longer! Nope, Hosking is tapping out - this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Andre Moraes!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
70%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Axel Stevens (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Piotr Klinkosz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Stevens
vs
Klinkosz

180 cm
18
160 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

177 cm
19
165 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Good gas tank

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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Axel Stevens!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Piotr Klinkosz!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, Steve Erwin and Hugh Johnson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Stevens closes the distance and clinches.
Stevens looking to stall.
Stevens can't find room to land a body shot as Klinkosz controls the action.

Stevens has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Klinkosz clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Stevens lands strikes to the head.
Stevens struggling to land strikes to the head as Klinkosz covers up.
Stevens missing with strikes.
Klinkosz covering up well under a series of strikes from Stevens.

Klinkosz is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.

Stevens looking for the rear naked choke. And he's got it! Klinkosz taps!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:01 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Axel Stevens!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
68%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Leif Nygard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sandor Clegane (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nygard kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Metallica - Creeping Death. Leif Nygard has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Nygard
vs
Clegane

182 cm
19
200 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

185 cm
20
185 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent elbows
Very strong

Powerful takedowns
Counter striker
Good gas tank

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 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Leif Nygard!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Sandor Clegane!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, Donatello Bradman and Damien Edna.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Clegane tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Nygard was well out of range. Poor timing from Clegane.
Nygard swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Nygard scores with a hook to the body. Clegane takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Clegane uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Nygard.
Nygard scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Nygard throws a hook but Clegane blocks it.
Clegane shoots in but Nygard avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Nygard lands an overhand right.
Clegane avoids a punch combination nicely.
Nygard throws a hook but Clegane blocks it.
Nygard looks to throw the jab but Clegane is out of range.
Nygard throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Clegane sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Clegane looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Nygard is fending him off so far but Clegane persists. Nope, Nygard circles away and we're back to standing.
Clegane tries for a takedown but Nygard sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Leif Nygard has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sandor Clegane.
Clegane takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Nygard misses with a hook. Clegane ducked under it nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Clegane.
Clegane has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Nygard finds it's way round the side to connect with Clegane's head.
Clegane takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Clegane has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Nygard finds it's way round the side to connect with Clegane's head.
Nygard scores with a jab.
Nygard throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Nygard throws a lazy right hand but Clegane sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A big left from Nygard misses.
Nygard lands a head shot.
Nygard ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Nygard uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Clegane has time to react.

Clegane is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Clegane blocks a jab.
A slow jab from Nygard misses its intended target.
Nygard throws out a powerful jab.
Clegane is still on wobbly legs! Can Nygard finish him?
Nygard throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Clegane seems to have recovered his senses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nygard throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Clegane on the side of the head.
Clegane is trying desperately to land a takedown but Nygard is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Clegane.
Clegane misses with a takedown attempt - Nygard sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Clegane uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Nygard.
Nygard pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Leif Nygard seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nygard cracks a nice hook into Clegane's ribs.
Nygard throws a jab when Clegane was well out of range.
Nygard connects with a looping right hand.
Nygard throws a hook but Clegane avoids it easily.
Nygard misses the jab.
Nygard tries to clinch but Clegane is having none of it.

Clegane bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Clegane wants to lay and pray for a moment but Nygard keeps working.

Clegane goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Nygard rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Clegane's guard! Nice work there by Nygard!

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Nygard avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Nygard stays in close to Clegane's body and controls the position.

That's four 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.
Clegane pulls Nygard in close to his closed guard and prevents Nygard from doing any damage or advancing position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Clegane tries to clinch
and Nygard counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Nygard misses the jab.
Nygard looks to land a left hand but Clegane moved out of range nicely.
Nygard tries to clinch up.
Nygard throws a shot from downtown. Clegane moves away and avoids it.
Nygard throws out a loose jab but Clegane uses good head movement to avoid it.
Leif Nygard is winning the standup battle so far.
Nygard swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Nygard throws a shot from downtown. Clegane moves away and avoids it.
Nygard lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Clegane bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Nygard loads up on a big right hand but Clegane slips the punch.
Nice takedown defense from Nygard. No joy for Clegane on that attempt.
Nygard throws an overhand right that lands on Clegane's shoulder, as Clegane tries to avoid the shot.
Clegane closes the distance looking to clinch

and Nygard counters into the clinch. Nicely done.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nygard throws an elbow that misses.
Nygard throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Cleganes head.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Nygard just misses with a elbow thrown towards Clegane's brow.
Nygard lands an elbow inside.

It looks like Sandor Clegane has been cut.
Nygard throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Cleganes head.
Nygard pushes off an throws an elbow but Clegane leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Nygard looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Clegane takes an elbow to the forehead.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Nygard.
Nygard lands a right hand that snaps the head of Clegane backwards.
Nygard is pressed up against the cage. Clegane has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Nygard down to the mat. Nygard avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Nygard is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Nygard throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Nygard scores with a jab.

Clegane moves into the clinch successfully.
Clegane blocking some punches.
Nygard lands an elbow that stopped Clegane in his tracks for a moment.
With the fighters up against the cage, Nygard throws an elbow but misses.
A short uppercut from Nygard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nygard lands a nice elbow from the clinch.

That has opened up Sandor Clegane's cut even more.
Nygard comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
A short right from Nygard on the inside.
Clegane blocks an elbow strike from Nygard.
Nice elbow from Nygard.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Nygard.
Clegane tries for a takedown. No joy.
Leif Nygard has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sandor Clegane.
Nygard lands a damaging elbow.
Nygard creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Nygard lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

The cut above Sandor Clegane's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Nygard throws an elbow that misses.
A shot in the inside from Nygard.
Clegane blocks an elbow strike from Nygard.
With the fighters up against the cage, Nygard throws an elbow but misses.
Nice elbow from Nygard.
Nygard lands a damaging elbow.
Clegane's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nygard comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.

Sandor Clegane's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Nygard lands an elbow inside.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Sandor Clegane's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:17 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Leif Nygard!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
54%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Kazushi Sakuraba (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Damien Spawn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Sakuraba might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to speed TK Remix. Spawn is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Eminem - Im a soldier. The key to victory for Kazushi Sakuraba has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Sakuraba
vs
Spawn

183 cm
24
180 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

170 cm
21
171 lbs
3 - 3 - 0

Good takedowns
Counter striker
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Knockout power

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Kazushi Sakuraba!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Damien Spawn!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, Skip Squint and Winston Howard.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sakuraba swats away the attempt to clinch by Spawn.
Damien Spawn seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Spawn shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Spawn prevents Sakuraba from getting the reversal.
Sakuraba is working hard here to advance position.
Spawn tries to control but Sakuraba wriggling away.
Spawn thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Sakuraba is trying to escape the mount.
Spawn lands a big elbow.

It looks like Kazushi Sakuraba has been cut.
Spawn tries to control but Sakuraba wriggling away.

Spawn looking for a guillotine from mount but Sakuraba is having none of it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Spawn trying to control but Sakuraba is having none of it.
Sakuraba stops Spawn from taking his back. Still, being mounted isn't any better.
Sakuraba is working to get back to half guard.
Spawn wants to control the pace but Sakuraba is squirming around nicely.
Sakuraba is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Spawn unloads with some shots from mount but Sakuraba bucks and avoids them well.
Spawn scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Sakuraba?

Spawn is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Sakuraba is surviving well by controlling Spawn's body position as best he can.
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.
Sakuraba is looking to improve his position but Spawn isn't that keen on the idea.
Spawn landing strikes from the mount.
Sakuraba working to try and regain half guard.
Spawn looking to ground and pound but Sakuraba is blocking nicely.
Spawn can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Sakuraba is looking to escape.
Sakuraba regains half guard.

Sakuraba looking for submissions from an awkward position here.

Sakuraba looking for submissions off his back.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Spawn seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Sakuraba does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.

Spawn is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Sakuraba is pressing down on Spawn's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Spawn is looking to stand up but Sakuraba won't let him.

Sakuraba looking for a guillotine here but Spawn defends easily.

Sakuraba is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Spawn is aware though and is defending well.

Sakuraba throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Spawn trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Sakuraba escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Spawn gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Sakuraba will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Sakuraba wants to sweep here but Spawn controlling him for the moment.
Spawn wants to control from the top but Sakuraba keeps moving.
Spawn throwing strikes from guard but Sakuraba blocks nicely.

Sakuraba escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Spawn gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sakuraba wants to sweep but no luck.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Damien Spawn will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Kazushi Sakuraba's cut.
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.

Spawn misses with a low kick.

Sakuraba gets caught flat footed, as Spawn shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Sakuraba utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.

Sakuraba is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! Spawn has his hands clasped together but Sakuraba extends an breaks Spawn's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by Sakuraba.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:31 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Kazushi Sakuraba!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Josef Gobbels (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Peekay Williams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Williams has chosen Noise Won't Stop as his entrance music. 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.

Gobbels
vs
Williams

197 cm
28
190 lbs
11 - 4 - 0

225 cm
23
195 lbs
11 - 5 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Great low kicks
Granite chin

Decent wrestler
Decent boxing
Granite 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 11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Josef Gobbels!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Peekay Williams!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, Damien Edna and Summer Carpenter.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Gobbels moves into range and clinches up with Williams.

Gobbels breaks from the clinch.
Williams throws the left hand but Gobbels avoids the punch easily.
Gobbels showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Williams.
Nice sprawl there from Williams as Gobbels shoots in.
Williams ducks under a wild hook from Gobbels.
Gobbels looks to throw the jab but Williams is out of range.
Gobbels really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Decent striking displayed by Williams there.
Gobbels doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Williams throws a jab but it's blocked by Gobbels.
Gobbels lands a head shot.
Williams moves away from the strike by Gobbels.
Williams misses with the combination.
Williams scores with a punch to the head.
A solid leg kick lands there for Gobbels.
Gobbels throws a jab but it's blocked by Williams.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Gobbels moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Williams tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Williams throws a right and a left that Gobbels avoids nicely.
Williams throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Williams misses with a series of wild punches.
Gobbels throws an overhand right that lands on Williams's shoulder, as Williams tries to avoid the shot.
Williams throws a right hand that Gobbels ducks under and follows up with a left that Gobbels also avoids with ease.
Williams throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Gobbels swings for the body but Williams moves out of range.
Williams stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Gobbels.
Williams throws a right and a left that both miss.
Gobbels comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Gobbels thows a left - swing and a miss!
Gobbels tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Williams was well out of range. Poor timing from Gobbels.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gobbels scores with a jab to the head.
Gobbels throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Williams.
Gobbels 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.
Gobbels throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Williams looks gassed!
Gobbels throws a big shot that misses.
Gobbels clobbers Williams with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Williams has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Gobbels.
Gobbels looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Peekay Williams seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gobbels moves away from the strike by Williams.

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

It looks like Peekay Williams has been cut.
Williams lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Gobbels circles away quickly and effectively.
Gobbels throws a jab when Williams was well out of range.
Gobbels lands a jab to the head.

Williams is rocked!
Gobbels swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Williams is still on wobbly legs! Can Gobbels finish him?

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gobbels throws out a loose jab but Williams uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gobbels throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Williams seems to have recovered his senses.
Williams throws a combination that misses

and Gobbels counters with a big takedown. That's hurt Williams! Gobbels smells blood and goes in for the kill. Serveral hard shots later and the ref calls an end to the fight by TKO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Slam). Josef Gobbels!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
75%

Main event

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between He Me (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Royce Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Me might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Hate Me Now. He Me had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business

Me
vs
Gracie

178 cm
25
175 lbs
9 - 1 - 0

182 cm
25
180 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

Decent wrestler
Good knees
Experienced

BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, He Me!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Royce Gracie!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, Donatello Bradman and Summer Carpenter.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Gracie decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.

Gracie is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Me sees it coming and defends easily.
Me is trying to stand up here but Gracie is controlling him well.

Gracie is working for a submission of some sort.

Gracie seems to be looking for submissions.

Gracie is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.

Gracie is looking for a kimura here.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Gracie is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Me doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Gracie.

Gracie is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Me has managed to free his arm - good work.
Me on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Me tries to get out of the position.

Gracie is working for a submission of some sort.

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.

Gracie looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Me trying to control from the bottom.

Gracie is looking for a kimura. It's pretty deep but Me still has the half guard so he's probably OK. Oh, Me has exploded into a beautiful escape there and after a quick scramble, he's ended up in side control on top! Nice work!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Me asserts his dominance and retains side control.

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.

Me decides to stand up, so the ref orders Gracie to his feet.
A nice leg kick lands there from Me.
Me fails with an attempt to clinch.
Gracie shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Me sprawls well. Me wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Gracie gets slowly back to his feet.
Me scoring well with a low kick there.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Gracie has a takedown stuffed.
Me swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Gracie takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Gracie shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that He Me will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Me moves into the clinch successfully.
Knees in the clinch landing for Me.
Me with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Me lands a good knee to the midsection. Gracie won't want to take too many of those.
A knee to the head by Me.
Me landing knees to the head.
Me landing knees to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gracie takes a knee right on the jaw!
Me creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Gracie's defenses.
Me putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Gracie in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Me unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Me with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Knees in the clinch landing for Me.
Me lands an elbow inside.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Me with a knee to the head.
Me landing knees to the head.
Me creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Gracie's defenses.
Me with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Me connects with a knee to the head.
Me utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Me lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Me lands a knee to the head.
Me tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Me is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Gracie is keeping busy.
Me tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Gracie avoids it.
Me misses with a knee to the head.
Gracie tries to score a body lock takedown but Me shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Me lands a knee to the body.
Me tries a knee to the head but Gracie blocks it.
Gracie is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Me gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Me lands a knee to the head.
Me is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Me tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Me throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Gracie blocks it with crossed arms.
Gracie is working for takedown but Me is calmly controlling the position for now.
He Me has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Royce Gracie.
Me unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Me is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Gracie is defending well for now.
Me utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Me.
Me using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Gracie has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Gracie drops down looking for an ankle pick but Me pulls his leg out and moves away.
Me fails with an attempt to clinch.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Me, right into the meat.

Me rushes Gracie and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Me scores a nice knee to the body.
Me with a knee to the head.
Me tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Gracie on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Gracie tries for a takedown. No joy.
Me connects with a nasty looking knee right to Gracie's face.
Gracie drops down looking for an ankle pick but Me pulls his leg out and moves away.

Me closes the distance and pushes Gracie back into the cage.
Me throws a knee to the head but misses.
Gracie drops down looking for an ankle pick but Me pulls his leg out and moves away.
He Me is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Gracie fails with a takedown attempt.
Me cracks the inside of Gracie's front leg.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gracie shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Me defends it nicely.
Me lands a jab-cross combination.
Gracie stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Me.
Me dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Gracie. That did some damage!
A slapping leg kick lands for Me.
Me moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Gracie takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Me throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Me throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Me, right into the meat.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Me throws a nice head kick!
Me fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Gracie has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Me lands a leg kick that knocks Gracie off balance momentarily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Me lands a nice leg kick that just misses Gracie's sensitive parts.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Me!
Gracie sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Me dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Gracie. That did some damage!
He Me seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Me has managed to clinch.
Me unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Me landing knees to the body.
Me lands a nice elbow.
Me crunches a lovely knee into Gracie's ribcage.
Me lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Me obliges.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Me connects with a knee to the head.
Me working Gracie over with knees to the body.
Me putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Gracie in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Me with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Me putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Gracie in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Me.
Me misses with a knee strike.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Me stalls.
Me with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Gracie looking for a takedown.
Me lands a knee to the head.
Me putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Gracie in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
He Me has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Gracie is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Me pulls him back up using the underhooks.
He Me has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Royce Gracie.
Me lands an elbow inside.
Me tries a knee to the head but Gracie blocks it.
Me trying to land knees to the body.
Gracie is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Me gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Me is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Me is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Gracie can do to turn this around?
Me prevents a takedown attempt there.

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.
Me landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Me tries to land a knee to the head but Gracie blocks with his arms.
Me gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Gracie.
Me tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Gracie goes for a takedown in the clinch but Me prevents it.
Gracie takes a knee to the side of the body.
Me utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Me with a knee to the head.
Me connects with a nasty looking knee right to Gracie's face.
Me is pressed up against the cage. Gracie has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Me down to the mat. Me avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
A head kick from Me lands but Gracie takes it in his stride.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Gracie tries to keep at a distance but Me has taken the fight into the clinch.
Me landing knees to the head.
Gracie has Me pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Me manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Me lands a damaging elbow.
Gracie takes an elbow to the temple.
Gracie is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Me gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Me scores a nice knee to the body.
Me scores with a knee to the head.
Me scores a nice knee to the body.
Me tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Gracie avoids it.
Gracie avoiding damage as Me throws knees to the body.
Gracie wants a takedown but no success here.
Me working Gracie over with knees to the body.
Gracie takes a knee to the side of the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Me using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Gracie has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Gracie's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Me throws a knee to the head but misses.
Me tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Me misses with a knee to the head.
Gracie blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Gracie looking for a takedown.
Me with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Me gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Gracie tries for a takedown. No joy.
Me landing knees to the head.
The referee calls for Me to work.
Gracie tries for a takedown. No joy.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Me with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Me tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Gracie avoids it.
Me throws a knee to the head but misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

He Me clearly takes that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Me stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Me wants it to stay on the feet.
Me stuffs the takedown attempt from Gracie. Gracie gets slowly back to his feet.
Me moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Gracie misses with a takedown attempt - Me sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
He Me has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Royce Gracie.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Me. Gracie shrugs it off though.
Gracie slips a jab and a cross from Me.
Gracie swats away the attempt to clinch by Me.

Me clinches with his opponent.
Me putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Gracie in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Me connects with a nasty looking knee right to Gracie's face.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Gracie takes an elbow to the forehead.
Me stalls.
Me lands a knee to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie takes a knee right on the jaw!
Me connects with a nasty looking knee right to Gracie's face.
Knees in the clinch landing for Me.
Me using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Stalling in the clinch from Me.
Me throws a knee to the head but misses.
Gracie on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Me with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Me gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Gracie.
Knees to the body from Me.
Gracie can't get the takedown.
Me is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Gracie takes a knee right on the jaw!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Me with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Me crunches a lovely knee into Gracie's ribcage.
Me misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Gracie.
Me is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Gracie is defending well for now.
Gracie has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Me avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Gracie is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Me gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Me connects with a knee to the head.
Me lands a nice knee to the body.
Me landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Me tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Gracie avoids it.
Gracie is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Me stops a takedown attempt from Gracie.
Me lands a knee to the body.
Gracie has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Me avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Me with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Me landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Gracie takes a knee right on the jaw!
Me scores with a knee to the head.
Me has Gracie pushed against the cage.
Gracie is trying to drag Me to the mat but Me just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Gracie takes a knee right on the jaw!
Me is pressed up against the cage. Gracie has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Me down to the mat. Me avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
That kick from Me tenderised Gracie's leg. Gracie is trying to keep his angry face on.
Me looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Me scores with a leg kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Me.
Gracie avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Me cracks the inside of Gracie's front leg.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Me gets in close and instigates a clinch.
A knee to the head by Me.
Me unloads a knee to the mid-section. Gracie lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Gracie takes an elbow to the forehead.
Me scores a nice knee to the body.
Me scores with a knee to the head.
Me lands a nice elbow.
Gracie has Me pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Me manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Me effectively controlling the action here.
Me working Gracie over with knees to the body.
Gracie is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Me pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Me landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Me putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Gracie in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Me gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Gracie on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

He Me had his way with Royce Gracie 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!

Gracie closes this distance looking for a takedown but Me circles away.
Gracie closes this distance looking for a takedown but Me circles away.
Me chopping away at his opponent's legs.

Gracie tries to keep at a distance but Me has taken the fight into the clinch.
Me effectively controlling the action here.
Me tries a knee to the head but Gracie blocks it.
Me creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Gracie's defenses.
Me landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Me working Gracie over with knees to the body.
Me scores with a knee to the head.
Me connects with a knee to the head.
Me landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Me lands an elbow that stopped Gracie in his tracks for a moment.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Me lands a knee to the head.
Me using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Gracie has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie tries for a takedown but Me manages to get underhooks.
He Me has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Royce Gracie.
Me lands a good knee to the midsection. Gracie won't want to take too many of those.
Me with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Me is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Gracie drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Me gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Gracie goes for a takedown in the clinch but Me prevents it.
Me landing knees to the body.
Me scores with a knee to the head.
Me scores a nice knee to the body.
Me landing some nice looking knees to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Me takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Me tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Gracie is trying to drag Me to the mat but Me just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Me with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Me landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Gracie is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Me with a knee to the head.
Me throws a knee to the head but misses.
Me lands a knee to the head.
Me crunches a lovely knee into Gracie's ribcage.
Gracie on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Me trying to land knees to the body.
Me tries to land a knee to the head but Gracie blocks with his arms.
He Me is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie goes for a takedown attempt but Me pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.

Me instigates a clinch.
Me stops a takedown attempt from Gracie.
Knees to the body from Me.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Me obliges.
Me crunches a lovely knee into Gracie's ribcage.
Me crunches a lovely knee into Gracie's ribcage.
Me crunches a lovely knee into Gracie's ribcage.
Gracie takes a knee right on the jaw!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Me lands a good knee to the midsection. Gracie won't want to take too many of those.
Me unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Me lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Me creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Gracie's defenses.
A knee to the head by Me.
Me landing knees to the body.
A knee to the head by Me.
Me with a knee to the head.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Royce Gracie has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Me landing knees to the head.

And that's the end of the fight!
He Me showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Me, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 50:43
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 50:43
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 50:41

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... He Me!
He Me retains his welterweight title!