XFC: What? PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Huuj Dong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and DJ Maxtor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Maxtor has chosen We Still Kill The Old Way as his entrance music. Huuj Dong has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Dong
vs
Maxtor

225 cm
22
277 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

199 cm
18
275 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

Good takedowns
Counter striker
Self confident

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Huuj Dong!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, DJ Maxtor!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, Hugh Johnson and Summer Carpenter.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Maxtor misses with a series of wild punches.

Maxtor gets caught flat footed, as Dong shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Maxtor is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Dong tries to free his leg and advance position but Maxtor is retaining full guard.

Dong decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Maxtor, up you get!

Maxtor fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Dong sprawls well initially but Maxtor persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Maxtor prevents Dong from improving his position.
Dong is refusing to be controlled, as Maxtor sits in half guard.

Dong with the active half guard here but Maxtor passes nicely into side control.
Dong struggling a bit here.
Dong tries to bench press Maxtor off him but Maxtor keeps the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dong can't do much from the bottom here.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Maxtor throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Maxtor rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Dong moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Maxtor misses with a takedown attempt

and Dong counters with a shoot takedown. Maxtor fights it but they end up in guard.

Dong drops back looking for a leg! Maxtor is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Maxtor manages to kick Dong off! Dong jumps back into Maxtor's guard.
Dong is breathing heavily.
Dong stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Maxtor swivels though and keeps the full guard.

Maxtor throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Dong won't allow Maxtor to get back to his feet.
Dong trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dong thows a big elbow that misses.
Dong pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Maxtor is keeping the position for now.
Dong lands a couple of elbows.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Dong.

Dong decides to stand up, so the ref orders Maxtor to his feet.

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

Maxtor is defending against the submission attempts here by Dong.
Dong really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Dong works his foot free and advances to mount.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dong trying to control but Maxtor is having none of it.
Maxtor is trying to get back to his feet but can't.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dong trying to control but Maxtor is having none of it.
Maxtor really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Dong. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Dong lands a heavy elbow.
A nice elbow there by Dong.
Maxtor is working to get back to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Dong has hold of Maxtor's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Maxtor manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Dong breaks from Maxtor's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Dong 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.
Maxtor tries to hold on but Dong pushes him away.
Maxtor is looking to get to half guard.

Dong is working for a guillotine from mount but Maxtor frees his head quite easily.
Maxtor trying desperately to get to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Dong has control of Maxtor's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Maxtor regains control of the situation pretty easily.

Dong looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Dong prevents Maxtor from getting the reversal.

Dong is working close to his opponent, looking to work a submission by the looks of things. Oh, he's managed to get a guillotine from mount as his opponent reached up! That looks tiiiiight! Will he tap? YES, he's tapped! Impressive submission by Dong!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Huuj Dong!

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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jackson Mihoff (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Oxbigg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mihoff comes to the cage accompanied by Bawitdaba. Jackson Mihoff could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Mike Oxbigg's chin.

Mihoff
vs
Oxbigg

190 cm
19
205 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

188 cm
18
205 lbs
1 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jackson Mihoff!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Mike Oxbigg!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, Damien Edna and Summer Carpenter.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Mihoff rushes Oxbigg and presses him up against the cage.

Oxbigg gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Mihoff keeping full guard, as Oxbigg tries to pass.
Oxbigg not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Mihoff pulls Oxbigg in close to his closed guard and prevents Oxbigg from doing any damage or advancing position.
Oxbigg trying to control the position from guard on top but Mihoff is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Mihoff keeping full guard, as Oxbigg tries to pass.
Oxbigg throwing strikes from guard but Mihoff blocks nicely.
Oxbigg controlling from the top position.
Mihoff tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Mihoff trying to control the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Oxbigg looking to pass the guard.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Nice sprawl there from Mihoff as Oxbigg shoots in.

Mihoff takes the fight into the clinch.
Mihoff lands an elbow that stopped Oxbigg in his tracks for a moment.
Oxbigg has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Mihoff is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Oxbigg tries to pull guard but Mihoff holds him up against the cage and eventually Oxbigg drops back down to his feet.
Jackson Mihoff has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mike Oxbigg.
Mihoff lands a left hand.
Mihoff wants to break the clinch but can't.

Mihoff breaks the clinch.
Oxbigg shoots in looking for a takedown. Mihoff tries to sprawl out of it but Oxbigg keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Mihoff manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Mihoff tries to clinch up.
Oxbigg is looking to clinch.
Mihoff looks to score with a jab to the body but Oxbigg is just out of range.
Mihoff lands with a thumping leg kick.
Oxbigg looks gassed!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mihoff throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Oxbigg's waist but Oxbigg gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Mihoff off to one side.
Oxbigg misses with a takedown

and Mihoff counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Oxbigg!
Oxbigg is squirming around, avoiding Mihoff's attempts to control the action.
Mihoff looking to control and managing it successfully.
Mihoff can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Oxbigg is looking to escape.
Oxbigg tries to reverse the position but Mihoff maintains control.
A nice elbow there by Mihoff.
Oxbigg is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Oxbigg is squirming around, avoiding Mihoff's attempts to control the action.
Mihoff looking to finish Oxbigg with some ground and pound. This is bad for Oxbigg!
Mihoff looking to control and managing it successfully.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oxbigg wants to control but Mihoff is having none of it.
Mihoff tries to control but Oxbigg wriggling away.
Oxbigg is desperately trying to improve his position but Mihoff has a good base and remains in mount.
Mihoff trying to control but Oxbigg is having none of it.
Oxbigg is looking to improve his position but Mihoff isn't that keen on the idea.
Mihoff looking to control but Oxbigg is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Oxbigg is trying to escape the mount.
Oxbigg tries to hold on but Mihoff pushes him away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Oxbigg is looking to get to half guard.
Oxbigg wants to hold on but Mihoff pushes him away.
Oxbigg is looking to get to half guard.
Mihoff can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Oxbigg is looking to escape.
Oxbigg keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Oxbigg tries to hold on but Mihoff pushes him away.
Oxbigg 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.

Jackson Mihoff dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Oxbigg looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Mihoff controls Oxbigg momentarily but Oxbigg frees himself.

Oxbigg drops back looking for a leg! Mihoff is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Mihoff manages to kick Oxbigg off! Oxbigg jumps back into Mihoff's guard.
Oxbigg trying to control the position from guard on top but Mihoff is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Mihoff working a defensive guard here.
Oxbigg won't allow Mihoff to sweep him here.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Oxbigg sitting in guard here, content to control.
Mihoff is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Oxbigg changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Mihoff looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Oxbigg tries for a kimura but Mihoff is defending well.
Oxbigg tries to move to mount but Mihoff blocks the move with his legs.
Mihoff is trying to improve his position.
The referee asks Oxbigg politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Oxbigg prefers to stall for the moment though.

Oxbigg working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Mihoff is trying to get back to half guard.

Oxbigg tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Oxbigg has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!

Oxbigg looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Mihoff throws a head kick that misses.
Oxbigg gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and Mihoff counters with a takedown into side control.
Oxbigg can't do much from the bottom here.
Mihoff controls the position.
Mihoff working the ground and pound but Oxbigg is defending the strikes.
Mihoff staying calm.

Mihoff thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Mihoff wants to control but Oxbigg is keeping him busy.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oxbigg tries to bench press Mihoff off him but Mihoff keeps the position.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Oxbigg tries to clinch up but Mihoff circles away and keeps his distance.
Oxbigg tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

Oxbigg gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Mihoff is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Oxbigg looking for a sweep. Not yet Oxbigg, not yet.
Oxbigg is trying to hold Mihoff in close to prevent damage but Mihoff has managed to pass into half guard.
Oxbigg is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Mihoff is keen to just control but Oxbigg is a slippery customer.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Oxbigg controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Mihoff wants to lay and pray for a moment but Oxbigg keeps working.
Oxbigg is looking for a sweep. Mihoff is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Oxbigg shoots in but no luck this time.
Mihoff feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Oxbigg's calf.
Oxbigg changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Mihoff tries to avoid it but Oxbigg manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Mihoff to the ground. Mihoff escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Jackson Mihoff has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mike Oxbigg.
Mihoff has his takedown stuffed

and Oxbigg counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Oxbigg looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Mihoff wants to get back to full guard.
Mihoff is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Oxbigg's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Oxbigg's back!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mihoff trying desperately to keep hold of the dominant position.
Mihoff wants to control but Oxbigg manages to buck him off and is now in Mihoff's guard! Nice work there by Oxbigg!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Mike Oxbigg will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Mihoff gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and Oxbigg counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Mihoff!

Oxbigg with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Oxbigg tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Mihoff is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Mihoff bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mihoff is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Mihoff postures up.

Oxbigg has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Mihoff can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Mihoff sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Oxbigg wants to sweep but no luck.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mihoff stops Oxbigg from standing up.
Oxbigg looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Oxbigg manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Mihoff slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Oxbigg tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Mihoff.
Oxbigg uses his free foot to push down on Mihoff's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Mihoff.
Oxbigg takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.

Oxbigg goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Mihoff is on top in guard.
Oxbigg throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Oxbigg is pulling down on Mihoff's head. It's preventing any offense from Mihoff, at least for the moment.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oxbigg tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Oxbigg wants to stand up but Mihoff is controlling him.

Oxbigg has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Mihoff off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Oxbigg closes the distance and clinches up with Mihoff, looking for a takedown. Oxbigg pushes Mihoff against the cage but Mihoff circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Mihoff closes the distance looking to clinch

and Oxbigg counters with a nice double leg into side control. Mihoff won't be happy with that.
Mihoff manages to get back to half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mihoff desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Mihoff is looking to escape.
Mihoff gets full guard.
Mihoff trying to control the position.
Mihoff looking to hit a scissor sweep but Oxbigg is one step ahead there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mihoff seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Mihoff preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Oxbigg slips nicely into half guard.
Oxbigg wants to pass to mount but Mihoff is defending the position.
Oxbigg wants to take a breather but Mihoff is having none of it.
Mihoff controlling the position well.
Oxbigg stalling.
Mihoff wants to control but Oxbigg is keeping busy and won't allow it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Oxbigg trying to control the action but Mihoff is working from the bottom.
Oxbigg tries to pass to full mount but Mihoff defends it.
Mihoff wants to get back to his feet.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Mihoff lands with a nice body punch.

Mihoff gets caught flat footed, as Oxbigg shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Oxbigg pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Mihoff is keeping the position for now.
Oxbigg being controlled here momentarily.
Mihoff is trying to control the position but Oxbigg postures up.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Oxbigg stays in close to Mihoff's body and controls the position.
Oxbigg tries to free his leg and advance position but Mihoff is retaining full guard.
Oxbigg preventing the sweep.

And that's the end of the fight!
Mike Oxbigg comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Oxbigg has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.

Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight for Mike Oxbigg!
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight for Mike Oxbigg!
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight for Mike Oxbigg!

Mike Oxbigg wins by unanimous decision!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
57%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Kane Wade (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and chris buck (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wade comes to the cage accompanied by System of a down - This cocaine make me feel like I'm on this song. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!

Wade
vs
buck

186 cm
18
195 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

180 cm
22
195 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Kane Wade!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, chris buck!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, Donatello Bradman and Skip Squint.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wade showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from buck.
buck misses with a double jab.
buck looks to land a combination but Wade avoids it well.

Wade has buck up against the cage in a clinch.

Wade has clasped his hands together around buck's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Wade working the body and head with strikes.
buck wants to control but Wade postures up.

Wade is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, buck has escaped the position, nice work there.
Wade lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear buck down.
buck holding on.
Wade tries to move into full mount but can't pass buck's legs.
Wade landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
The ground and pound from Wade seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wade connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused buck some visible discomfort.
Wade landing a few strikes.
Wade works to advance to full mount. buck defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Wade dominating with strikes here.
buck is wriggling around trying to escape.
Wade looking to finish buck with some ground and pound. This is bad for buck!
A nice elbow there by Wade.
The referee warns buck that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Wade lands with some vicious ground and pound - can buck hang on?
Wade lands with some strikes.
buck is looking to improve his position but Wade isn't that keen on the idea.
buck really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Wade. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
buck taking shots to the head.
buck is desperately trying to improve his position but Wade has a good base and remains in mount.
Wade fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Wade punching from mount but buck doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Wade dominating with strikes here.
buck trying desperately to get to his feet.
buck looks gassed!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wade scores with a couple of good head shots there.
buck is trying to escape the mount.
Wade controlling from the full mount.
Wade with good strikes from the mount here!

Wade looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Wade trying to control but he's not successful this time.
buck really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
buck is trying to stand.

buck somehow manages to escape the mount and get back to his feet!
This has been an exciting period of action!
buck misses with a body kick.
buck stuffs the takedown attempt from Wade. Wade gets slowly back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Wade clinches up against the cage.
buck gets underhooks to prevent Wade's takedown attempt.
buck gets underhooks to prevent Wade's takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kane Wade. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Wade drops to a knee looking for a takedown but buck gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Wade keeps control of buck as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Wade goes for a takedown in the clinch but buck prevents it.

Wade gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.

Wade is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Wade wants to lay and pray for a moment but buck keeps working.
Wade thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed buck's head.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if buck can do anything to dispel that myth.
Wade lands strikes from half guard.
Wade thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Wade scores with a couple of good hammerfists.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wade uses his free foot to push down on buck's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for buck.
buck in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
buck keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Wade connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Wade connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Wade 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.
Wade lands with some strikes.

Wade working for a submission but buck is keeping him at bay.
buck is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Wade in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wade lands a nice shot to the head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Wade has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of buck's face.
Wade in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Wade lands with some strikes.
A nice elbow there by Wade.
Wade dominating with strikes here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Wade fails with an attempt to clinch.
Wade changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. buck tries to avoid it but Wade manages to keep hold of a leg and drag buck to the ground. buck escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
buck scores with a nice strike.
Wade on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Wade will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
buck throws a leg kick that misses.
Wade shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kane Wade. That's going to take a lot out of him.
buck throws an overhand right that lands on Wade's shoulder, as Wade tries to avoid the shot.
buck cracks Wade with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Wade fails with the takedown.

buck has Wade up against the cage in a clinch.
buck is looking to break free of the clinch but Wade has double underhooks.
Wade keeps control of buck as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Wade has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. buck avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
A hook to the body from Wade.
buck is breathing heavily.
Wade has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. buck is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wade tries for a takedown but buck manages to get underhooks.
Wade goes for a takedown in the clinch but buck prevents it.

Wade is trying to trip buck. He has hold of a leg but buck is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Wade persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Wade is pushing down on buck's leg trying to pass to half guard. buck is fighting to maintain full guard but Wade has managed to sneak the leg through.
Wade working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Wade stops buck from getting back to his feet.
Wade passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for buck!
Wade in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Wade cracks buck with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Wade landing strikes, looking to finish!
buck is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Wade lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Wade scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Wade connects with a couple of good shots from mount.

Wade is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. buck can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
buck takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wade lands a big elbow.
buck is working to get back to half guard.
Wade landing shots from mount.
Wade landing punches.
Wade looking to control but buck is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
buck avoids a series of strikes thrown by Wade.
Wade lands a big shot there that rocks buck but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wade dominating with strikes here.
buck is in a horrible position here. Wade smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Wade landing strikes from the mount and buck is in trouble!
Wade landing strikes, looking to finish!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wade scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish buck?
Wade can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as buck is looking to escape.
Wade lands a big elbow.
buck trying desperately to get to his feet.
Wade working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Wade landing shots from mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Wade has isolated one of buck's arms. buck looking to fight him off but Wade twists into an armbar. It's tight... Will he tap?? YES, he's tapped! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:46 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Kane Wade!

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C
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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
55%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Slunik Nahasapim (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Carlos Tevez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Nahasapim
vs
Tevez

180 cm
22
211 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

173 cm
22
215 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Prefers ground

Good takedowns
Brawler
Knockout power

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Slunik Nahasapim!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Carlos Tevez!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, Bruno Hogan and John Mangel.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tevez fails with a takedown attempt.

Nahasapim scores a takedown into full mount!
Nahasapim knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Tevez on the ground.
Nahasapim prevents Tevez from getting the reversal.
Nahasapim has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Tevez's face.
Tevez working to try and regain half guard.
Tevez is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Nahasapim lands a heavy elbow.
Nahasapim can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Tevez is looking to escape.
Tevez bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
We're hearing some news coming in from back stage. It's official - Tevez has eaten all the pies!
Nahasapim looking to hit a scissor sweep but Tevez is one step ahead there.
Tevez trying to control but Nahasapim is working from the bottom.
Tevez looking to pass the guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tevez preventing the sweep.
Tevez looking to pass the guard.
Nahasapim will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Nahasapim on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Nahasapim tries to get out of the position.
Nahasapim tries to land a sweep but no joy.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.

Tevez gets a takedown into half guard.
Nahasapim has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Tevez is working away from the top position though.
Nahasapim is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Nahasapim is not content to let Tevez control the position.
Tevez is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Tevez prevents Nahasapim from getting the reversal.
Tevez sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!

Tevez working for a guillotine from mount but Nahasapim is in no mood to give up.
Tevez looks gassed!
Tevez throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nahasapim is looking to get to half guard.
Nahasapim tries to hold on but Tevez postures up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Nahasapim can't escape the position.
Tevez avoids the attempt from Nahasapim to control.
A nice elbow there by Tevez.

Tevez looking for a guillotine from mount but Nahasapim is having none of it.
Nahasapim is trying to escape the mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tevez can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Nahasapim is looking to escape.
Nahasapim is desperately trying to improve his position but Tevez has a good base and remains in mount.

Tevez looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.

Tevez has control of Nahasapim's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Nahasapim regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Nahasapim tries to lock up and control but Tevez gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Tevez thowing shots but they're missing.
Tevez is dominating on the ground here - he's now on his opponent's back, looking to sink in the hooks. Nahasapim is in real trouble.

Tevez has got one arm under Nahasapim's chin. This could be trouble... Nahasapim trying to control the other hand but Tevez gets it free and sqeezes tight - just a matter of time now! Yep, Nahasapim has tapped out! The fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:04 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Carlos Tevez!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
54%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ryan Lowjaw (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wilda Beest (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wilda Beest acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.

Lowjaw
vs
Beest

203 cm
22
299 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

215 cm
22
290 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
Big heart

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Intelligent

Infliction Fight Gear

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Ryan Lowjaw!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Wilda Beest!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, Steve Erwin and Skip Squint.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lowjaw fails with an attempt to clinch.
Beest punishes Lowjaw's body with a nice straight punch.
Beest slips a jab from Lowjaw.
Lowjaw moves in looking to clinch but Beest pushes him off.
Lowjaw takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Beest avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Beest looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Beest throws a quick inside leg kick.
Beest scores with a head kick.
Ryan Lowjaw seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lowjaw fails with an attempt to clinch.
A choreographed right hand from Lowjaw misses the target.
Beest circles away from the clinch attempt.
Lowjaw tries to close the distance and clinch but Beest swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Beest punishes Lowjaw's body with a nice straight punch.
Beest lands a head kick!
Beest chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Horrible takedown by Lowjaw or perhaps it was just good defense by Beest which made him look bad.
Beest stuffs the takedown attempt from Lowjaw. Lowjaw gets slowly back to his feet.
Lowjaw tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Beest paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Beest throws a head kick that Lowjaw semi-blocks.
Beest scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Lowjaw fails with an attempt to clinch.
Beest throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Lowjaw takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Beest lands a high kick!

That's one minute gone in the round.
A head kick from Beest lands but Lowjaw takes it in his stride.
Beest moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Lowjaw takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Beest connects with a high kick.

Lowjaw is rocked!
Lowjaw takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Beest lands with a kick to the temple. Lowjaw shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Oh Lowjaw is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Beest lets loose with a powerful body kick. Lowjaw will feel that in the morning.
Lowjaw seems to have got his legs back now.
Beest scores with a one two! Lowjaw had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Lowjaw is breathing heavily.
Beest throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Beest feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Lowjaw's calf.
Beest connects with a high kick.
Beest throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
A head kick from Beest lands but Lowjaw takes it in his stride.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for leaving it all in the cage!
Beest throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Lowjaw's head.
Beest keeps the fight on the outside.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Beest.
Lowjaw takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Beest with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Lowjaw waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract Beest.
Beest chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Wilda Beest is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Lowjaw takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Lowjaw takes a head kick and keeps coming.
A good leg kick by Beest.
Beest lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Lowjaw is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Beest feints and then cracks Lowjaw's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Lowjaw down.
Beest with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Beest throws a nice head kick!
Beest lands a head kick. Lowjaw smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Beest scores with a shot to the body.
Beest lands a head kick. Lowjaw smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Lowjaw tries to close the distance and clinch but Beest swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Beest swats away the attempt to clinch by Lowjaw.
Beest throws a nice head kick!
Lowjaw walks into a left hand.
Lowjaw fails with the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ryan Lowjaw. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lowjaw tries to close the distance and clinch but Beest swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Lowjaw looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Beest feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Lowjaw's calf.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Lowjaw. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Lowjaw misses with a right hand
and Beest counters with a head kick.
Beest throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Lowjaw.
Beest fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Lowjaw.
Lowjaw takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Lowjaw misses with a straight left.
Beest circles away from the clinch attempt
and Beest counters with a nice leg kick.
Lowjaw rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Beest counters with a head kick. That will keep Lowjaw thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Beest lands a head kick!
Lowjaw darts in trying to clinch
and Beest counters with a flying knee. Nice.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Beest lands with a kick to the temple. Lowjaw shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Beest connects with a high kick.
Beest connects with a high kick.
Beest lands with a nice body kick.
Lowjaw with a lazy takedown attempt
and Beest makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Lowjaw wants to clinch
and Beest counters with a body kick that stops Lowjaw in his tracks momentarily.
Nice body kick from Beest.
Lowjaw wants to clinch but Beest slips to the side
and Beest cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Beest lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Beest throws a head kick that Lowjaw semi-blocks.
Beest scoring well with a low kick there.
Beest scoring well with a low kick there.
A shot to de liver by Beest. Beautiful body shot.
Beest is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Beest throws a head kick that Lowjaw semi-blocks.
Lowjaw misses with a hook. Beest ducked under it nicely.
Lowjaw throws a lazy right hand but Beest sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Lowjaw takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Lowjaw takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lowjaw takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Beest thows a body kick. Lowjaw tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Beest lands a head kick!
Beest lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Beest explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Beest scores with a shot to the body.
Lowjaw shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Beest but Beest pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Lowjaw shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Beest counters with an outside leg kick.
Lowjaw loads up on a big right hand but Beest slips the punch.
Beest lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Lowjaw tries to clinch up
and Beest counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Beest buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Beest with a jab.
Lowjaw tries to clinch but Beest moves away
and Beest counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Lowjaw tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Beest counters with a stiff right hand.
Beest feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Lowjaw's calf.
Beest throws a nice outside leg kick.
Beest keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Beest lands a head kick. Lowjaw smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Beest stuffs the takedown.
Beest keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Lowjaw is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Lowjaw's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A head kick from Beest lands but Lowjaw takes it in his stride.
Beest lands a nice leg kick that just misses Lowjaw's sensitive parts.
Beest throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Beest dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Lowjaw. That did some damage!
Beest lands a head kick. Lowjaw smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Wilda Beest dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Beest lands with a kick to the temple. Lowjaw shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Beest lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Wilda Beest seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Beest avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Lowjaw shoots in looking for a takedown. Beest tries to sprawl out of it but Lowjaw keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Beest manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Beest lands a nice leg kick that just misses Lowjaw's sensitive parts.
Beest lands a head kick. Lowjaw smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Nice shot by Beest.
Beest scoring well with a low kick there.
Beest buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Beest lands a high kick!
Lowjaw takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Beest lands with a kick to the temple. Lowjaw shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
A slapping body kick lands there for Beest.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Lowjaw might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Beest chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Beest lands with a slapping head kick.
Beest is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Lowjaw rather than just go for the knockout.
Beest plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Beest fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Lowjaw tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Beest lands a jab to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Beest throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Beest throws a head kick that half lands.
Beest lands with a slapping head kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Beest throws a nice inside leg kick.
Beest feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Lowjaw's calf.
Lowjaw throws an off balance right hand
and Beest counters with a nice low kick that buckles Lowjaw's knee momentarily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Beest lands a jab to the head.
Beest lands a high kick!
Wilda Beest is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Beest.
Lowjaw thows a left - swing and a miss!
Beest lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Lowjaw at a distance.
Lowjaw is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Beest goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Lowjaw will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Lowjaw clinches but Beest breaks the clinch
and Beest counters with a big head kick but Lowjaw shrugs it off.
Lowjaw closes this distance looking for a takedown but Beest circles away.
Beest dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Lowjaw. That did some damage!
Beest lets loose with a powerful body kick. Lowjaw will feel that in the morning.
Lowjaw swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Beest circles away from the clinch attempt
and Beest counters with a big head kick but Lowjaw shrugs it off.
Lowjaw tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Beest counters with a head kick.
Lowjaw takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Lowjaw tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Beest counters with a leg kick.
Lowjaw closes the distance but Beest moves to the side
and Beest counters with a head kick. That will keep Lowjaw thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Beest, right into the meat.
Beest connects with a high kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Beest steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Lowjaw.
Beest throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Lowjaw.
Beest lands with a slapping head kick.
Lowjaw misses with an uppercut.
Lowjaw rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Beest finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Lowjaw takes a kick to the side of the head.
Beest lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lowjaw looks to clinch
letting Beest counter with a right hand.
Lowjaw has his takedown stuffed
and Beest counters with a head kick. That will keep Lowjaw thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ryan Lowjaw. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Beest plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Beest scores with a head kick.
Beest moves out of range as Lowjaw strikes.
Beest lands a head kick!
Beest goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Beest lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Beest lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Lowjaw darts in trying to clinch
and Beest counters with a solid body kick.
Lowjaw tries to clinch up
and Beest counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Lowjaw is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Lowjaw tries to clinch up
and Beest counters with a slapping leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Beest goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Lowjaw misses with a takedown
and Beest counters with a head kick. That will keep Lowjaw thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Beest throws a nice inside leg kick.
Beest lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Beest cracks Lowjaw with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Beest cracks the inside of Lowjaw's front leg.
Beest moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Beest uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Lowjaw darts in trying to clinch
and Beest counters with a good low kick that Lowjaw was not able to check.
Beest throws a nice head kick!
Lowjaw on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Beest. Beest obviously looking to wear him down.
Lowjaw takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Beest connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Beest lands a nice looking kick to the body. Lowjaw takes a step back to recover.
Beest throws a series of strikes that have Lowjaw backpedaling.
Beest with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Beest with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Beest throws a leg kick which misses Lowjaw's front leg but catches the back leg as Lowjaw tries to avoid it.
A head kick from Beest lands but Lowjaw takes it in his stride.
Beest connects with a high kick.
Good leg kick by Beest there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Lowjaw fails with the takedown
and Beest counters with a good low kick that Lowjaw was not able to check.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Beest throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Beest tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Lowjaw tries to clinch up
letting Beest counter with a right hand.
Lowjaw tries to clinch up
and Beest counters with a nice kick to the body.
Lowjaw closes the distance and clinches up with Beest, looking for a takedown. Lowjaw pushes Beest against the cage but Beest circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Lowjaw rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Beest counters with a nice low kick that buckles Lowjaw's knee momentarily.
Lowjaw closes the distance but Beest moves to the side
and Beest counters with an outside leg kick.
Beest connects with a solid leg kick.
Beest scoring well with a low kick there.
Lowjaw shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Beest counters with a low kick, right behind Lowjaw 's knee.
Lowjaw shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Beest pinned against the cage. Beest gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Lowjaw closes the distance but Beest moves to the side
and Beest counters with a flying knee. Nice.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lowjaw tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Lowjaw tries to clinch but Beest moves away
and Beest counters with a head kick.
Lowjaw tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Beest counters with a straight right hand.
Lowjaw tries to clinch up
and Beest counters with a flying knee. Nice.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Wilda Beest 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. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Beest throws a nice head kick!
Lowjaw darts in trying to clinch
and Beest counters with a big head kick but Lowjaw shrugs it off.
Beest lands with a kick to the temple. Lowjaw shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Beest circles away from the clinch attempt
and Beest counters with a big head kick but Lowjaw shrugs it off.
Beest throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Lowjaw's head.
Lowjaw wants to clinch
and Beest counters with a left and a right that stings Lowjaw.
Lowjaw fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Lowjaw misses with a body kick.
Lowjaw closes the distance but Beest moves to the side
and Beest counters with a slapping leg kick.
Lowjaw shoots for a takedown but Beest saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Beest throws a head kick that half lands.
Beest dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Lowjaw. That did some damage!
Lowjaw takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Beest displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Lowjaw gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Beest.
Beest scores with a hook to the body. Lowjaw takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Beest lands a head kick!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Lowjaw closes the distance looking to clinch
and Beest counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Lowjaw is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Beest lands a brutal head kick. Lowjaw looks out on his feet and Beest throws more strikes until the ref is forced to stop the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:05 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Kick and Punches). Wilda Beest!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Main event

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Konstantin Tszyu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nanner Nuts (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tszyu comes into the arena with X Japan - I'll Kill You blaring out of the sound system. Nuts has chosen Bananaman as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Tszyu
vs
Nuts

175 cm
18
170 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

181 cm
21
177 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Improved boxing
Intelligent

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin

FIGHT19: FIGHTWEAR

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 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Konstantin Tszyu!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Nanner Nuts!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, John Mangel and Steve Erwin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nuts shoots in but no luck this time.
Tszyu lands with a nice combination. Nuts backs away looking to recover.
Tszyu comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Nuts gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Nuts is looking to clinch.
Nuts tries to clinch there but Tszyu circles away.
Nuts doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Nuts tries to clinch there but Tszyu circles away.
Nuts tries to clinch up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tszyu's corner calls for a 1-2. Tszyu obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Konstantin Tszyu is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Nuts fails with an attempt to clinch.
Tszyu scores with a nice right hand.
Tszyu avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Tszyu scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Tszyu looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Tszyu is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.

Nuts gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Tszyu scores with a shot to the side of Nuts's head.
A short right from Tszyu on the inside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Tszyu.
Nuts using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Tszyu has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Tszyu lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Tszyu lands a nice shot to the body.
Nuts trying to land knees to the body.
Nuts fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Tszyu scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Nuts throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Tszyu lands a hook that snaps the head of Nuts backwards.
A nice right hand lands inside from Tszyu.
Tszyu working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Tszyu lands a left hand.
Nuts using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Tszyu works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Nuts looks gassed!
Tszyu lands a shot to the body.
Tszyu working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Tszyu lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Tszyu makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Nuts takes a shot to the head.
Tszyu blocks a body shot from Nuts.
Tszyu scores with an uppercut up the middle.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Tszyu.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tszyu working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Tszyu lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Tszyu lands with a left to the head.

Nuts is rocked!
Tszyu pushes Nuts back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Nuts is still on wobbly legs! Can Tszyu finish him?
Tszyu scores with a nice hook to the head.
Tszyu working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A short uppercut from Tszyu.
A right handed body shot lands from Tszyu.
Tszyu unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Nuts! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Tszyu is unloading with more strikes now! Nuts drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Konstantin Tszyu!
Konstantin Tszyu retains his welterweight title!