KDU 9 - Karnage PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Big Chis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jonas Baijllknusar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Chis
vs
Baijllknusar

190 cm
24
205 lbs
2 - 6 - 0

225 cm
24
205 lbs
3 - 3 - 2

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Self confident

BJJ Purple 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 2 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Big Chis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 2, fighting out of Sydney, Jonas Baijllknusar!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, Donatello Bradman and John Mangel.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Baijllknusar scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Chis is trying to maintain the position but Baijllknusar is very close to passing his half guard.
Baijllknusar is controlling the pace.
Baijllknusar is thwarting Chis's attempts to control the position.
Chis tries to roll over but Baijllknusar keeps him under control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Baijllknusar is controlling the pace.
Chis trying to hold on to Baijllknusar's head to control him but Baijllknusar postures up.
The fighters are battling for position here. Chis manages to regain full guard. Nice work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Baijllknusar trying to control but Chis is working from the bottom.
Baijllknusar stays in close to Chis's body and controls the position.
Baijllknusar postures up.
Baijllknusar looking to pass the guard.
Baijllknusar controlling from the top position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Despite being in the dominant position, Jonas Baijllknusar just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Baijllknusar avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Jonas Baijllknusar seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.

Chis drives through and clinches with Baijllknusar against the cage.
Baijllknusar drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.

Baijllknusar has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Chis clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Baijllknusar has the hooks sunk in and you can see the will to fight slowly draining out of Chis's body.
Chis looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
Baijllknusar keeps control of the position as Chis tries to break free.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Baijllknusar has the hooks sunk in and you can see the will to fight slowly draining out of Chis's body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Baijllknusar's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Baijllknusar trying to control.
Baijllknusar controlling the position well here. Chis rolled but Baijllknusar kept the hooks locked in and stayed in the dominant position.

Despite being in the dominant position, Jonas Baijllknusar just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Chis shoots in and drives through. Baijllknusar sprawls well.

Baijllknusar scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Baijllknusar with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Baijllknusar prevents Chis from standing back up.
Baijllknusar is figuring out what he wants to do next.

Chis looking for submissions off his back.
Chis is breathing heavily.
Baijllknusar is controlling the pace.
Baijllknusar is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.

Baijllknusar stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Chis to get to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jonas Baijllknusar dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Baijllknusar throws a right hand that Chis ducks under and follows up with a left that Chis also avoids with ease.

Chis gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Chis tries for a takedown. No joy.

Chis jumps guard and drags Baijllknusar to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Baijllknusar stopping the sweep attempt from Chis.
Chis is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Baijllknusar sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Chis will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Baijllknusar content to stall in guard here.

Despite being in the dominant position, Jonas Baijllknusar just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Baijllknusar wants to clinch up but Chis keeps it at a distance.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Baijllknusar.
Chis slips a jab and a cross from Baijllknusar.
Chis shoots in for a takedown but Baijllknusar shows good takedown defense.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Baijllknusar misses with a series of wild punches.

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.
Baijllknusar closes this distance looking for a takedown but Chis circles away.
Horrible takedown by Chis or perhaps it was just good defense by Baijllknusar which made him look bad.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Big Chis. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Chis shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Baijllknusar keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Chis prevents Baijllknusar from improving his position.
Baijllknusar wants to control but Chis is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Baijllknusar won't allow Chis to pass to mount.
Baijllknusar holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chis stops Baijllknusar from getting back to his feet.
Baijllknusar keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Chis wants to stand up but Baijllknusar has a hold of him and won't allow it.

Baijllknusar looking for submissions off his back.

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

Baijllknusar scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.

Baijllknusar thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.

Baijllknusar decides to stand back up. Baijllknusar steps back and let's Chis get back to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Baijllknusar doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Chis counters with a good low kick that Baijllknusar was not able to check.

Chis looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Baijllknusar!
Baijllknusar avoids a series of strikes thrown by Chis.
Baijllknusar manages to regain half guard. Good work.

Chis is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Baijllknusar works his way to full guard. Good work.
Chis throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Baijllknusar is pulling down on Chis's head to control his posture.
Chis has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jonas Baijllknusar showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

Baijllknusar fails with the takedown

and Chis counters with a takedown into side control.
Chis trying to control the position but Baijllknusar is working away.

Chis wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Baijllknusar, who protects the arm well.
Baijllknusar struggling a bit here.
Chis trying to control the action but Baijllknusar is working from the bottom.

Baijllknusar sneaks out the side door and pushes Chis away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape.
Baijllknusar lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Baijllknusar misses with a few strikes there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chis shoots in but Baijllknusar avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Baijllknusar misses with a series of wild punches.
Baijllknusar throws a nice looking combination but Chis bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Baijllknusar throws a one two combo.
Baijllknusar takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Baijllknusar tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Baijllknusar throws a series of punches but Chis avoids them all with ease.

Chis shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Baijllknusar is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Baijllknusar is bucking up trying to escape but Chis cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Chis trying to control but Baijllknusar is having none of it.
Baijllknusar tries to lock up and control but Chis gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Chis jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Baijllknusar manages to avoid the submission attempt.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Baijllknusar works over Chis's head and body with a nice combination.
Baijllknusar misses with a jab, cross combination.

Baijllknusar gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Chis would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Baijllknusar is pulling down on Chis's head. It's preventing any offense from Chis, at least for the moment.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chis trying to control but Baijllknusar is working from the bottom.

Chis drops back, looking for a kneebar! Baijllknusar looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Baijllknusar looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Baijllknusar!
Baijllknusar controlling the position.
Jonas Baijllknusar is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Jonas Baijllknusar has got the better of the ground game so far.

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.
Big Chis has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Chis is trying to control Baijllknusar's posture but Baijllknusar avoids it.
Baijllknusar controls the position.
Chis might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.

Despite being in the dominant position, Jonas Baijllknusar just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Chis fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Baijllknusar checks it well.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Big Chis.
I think Baijllknusar 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 Hugh Johnson scores the fight 28:29
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 28:29
Judge John Mangel scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jonas Baijllknusar!

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 Liu Kang (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hempii Sapponen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Liu Kang has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Kang
vs
Sapponen

175 cm
20
215 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

180 cm
20
221 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Good chin

Good takedowns
Brawler
Very confident

FUEL Nutrition

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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Liu Kang!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Hempii Sapponen!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, Bruno Hogan and Eliza Hachem.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sapponen changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Kang tries to avoid it but Sapponen manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Kang to the ground. Kang escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.

Sapponen gets a takedown into half guard.
Sapponen is looking to advance position but Kang won't allow it.
Sapponen uses his free foot to push down on Kang's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Kang.
Kang is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.

Sapponen wants to finish this one by submission but Kang is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Sapponen.
Kang could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.

Sapponen working for a guillotine from mount but Kang is in no mood to give up.
Kang is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.

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

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kang is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sapponen misses with a head shot.
Kang is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Sapponen with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Sapponen looks gassed!
Sapponen lands a big shot there that rocks Kang but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Kang is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:04 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Hempii Sapponen!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
60%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Frank Miiir (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Phil Davis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Davis has chosen Sick Puppies-Youre going down as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Phil Davis was going to win. Let's see if he was right.

Miiir
vs
Davis

187 cm
22
155 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

185 cm
22
153 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Basic striking
Prefers ground

Good wrestler
Brawler
Tends to cut

TFP Graphics - Pit Inc

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Frank Miiir!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Phil Davis!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, Eliza Hachem and Summer Carpenter.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Davis shoots in for a double leg but Miiir sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Miiir fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Davis shoots in for a takedown but Miiir shows good takedown defense.
Davis misses with a combination
and Miiir counters with a straight right hand.
Frank Miiir seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Miiir darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Davis gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Davis steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Miiir.
Davis misses with a straight left.
Miiir fails in his attempt to clinch.
Davis throws a series of punches but Miiir avoids them all with ease.
Davis dodges the punch combination from Miiir.
Miiir throws a right and a left that both miss.
Miiir works over Davis's head and body with a nice combination.
An inside leg kick lands from Miiir.
Davis misses with a wild body shot.
Miiir with a lazy takedown attempt

and Davis counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Miiir is trying to get back to full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Davis looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Miiir with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Davis throwing shots but Miiir is blocking nicely.
Miiir has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Davis is working away from the top position though.
Miiir is in a bad position, trying to hold on for dear life but he is really struggling to maintain any sort of control.
Davis seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Miiir does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Davis is thwarting Miiir's attempts to control the position.
Miiir wants to get back to his feet.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Davis circles away from the clinch attempt

and Davis counters with a single leg into guard. Miiir didn't expect that.
Miiir is breathing heavily.
Davis trying to control the position from guard on top but Miiir is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Miiir throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Davis forces his way into half guard.
Davis landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Davis lands a nice short elbow.
Miiir keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Miiir flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Davis connects with a nice short shot to Miiir's temple.
Miiir is looking for a sweep. Davis is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.

Davis stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.
Miiir lands with a straight right. Davis didn't see that one coming.
The fight stays on the outside here - Miiir looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Miiir misses with a few strikes there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Davis shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Davis showed some decent athleticism there.
Miiir is in trouble now - Davis has advanced to mount!
Miiir on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Miiir tries to get out of the position.
Davis with good strikes from the mount here!
BOOM! Davis connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Davis unloading with bombs!
Davis fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Miiir in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Davis lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Miiir throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Miiir tries to hold on but Davis postures up.
Miiir working to try and regain half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Davis putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Davis with the ground and pound from mount.
Miiir working to try and regain half guard.
Miiir knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Davis on the ground.
Davis with a couple of short strikes.
Davis looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Davis working Miiir over with strikes here.
Davis landing strikes from the mount.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Davis lands a nice shot to the head.
Davis with a couple of short strikes.
Davis wants to control the pace but Miiir is squirming around nicely.
A nice elbow there by Davis.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Phil Davis dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Davis slips a jab and a cross from Miiir.
Miiir avoids a punch combination nicely.
Frank Miiir is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Miiir steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Davis.
Miiir tries to close the distance and clinch up but Davis swats him away and circles back towards the center.

Davis bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Miiir is trying to control Davis's posture but Davis avoids it.
Davis has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Davis lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Miiir down.
Davis scores with punches from side control.
Miiir is looking to reverse the position.
Miiir wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Davis has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Miiir really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
A combination from Davis does no damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Miiir is looking to clinch but Davis is avoiding it.
Davis looks to land a combination but Miiir avoids it well.
Davis throws a predictable looking body shot

and Miiir counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Miiir.
Miiir stopping the sweep attempt from Davis.
Davis striking off his back.
Davis keeping full guard, as Miiir tries to pass.
Miiir preventing the sweep.
Davis thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Miiir throwing strikes from guard but Davis blocks nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Miiir avoids a guillotine attempt easily.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Miiir takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Davis misses with a wild body shot.
Miiir with a jab.
A telegraphed right hand from Davis misses the target.

Miiir gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Davis is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Miiir lands with a short punch from the clinch.

Miiir jumps guard.
Miiir not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Phil Davis has got the better of the ground game so far.
Miiir tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Davis content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Davis working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Miiir is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Davis is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Davis connects with a couple of short punches.
Davis working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Davis stands up over Miiir, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Davis advances to half guard.
Miiir is looking to improve his position.
Davis works his way into full mount!
Miiir is wriggling around trying to escape.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Miiir throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Davis putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Davis lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.

Miiir defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Davis.
Davis landing strikes from the mount and Miiir is in trouble!
Davis lands a big shot there that rocks Miiir but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
A nice elbow there by Davis.
Miiir can't escape the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Phil Davis 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! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Davis checks a leg kick.
Miiir shoots in and drives through. Davis sprawls well.

Davis looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Davis working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Miiir's head.
Davis looking to pass the guard.
Davis landing with the ground and pound.
Davis wants to control from the top but Miiir keeps moving.
Davis passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Miiir is trying to improve his position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Davis cracks Miiir with a big elbow.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Davis lands a few punches from side control.
Miiir is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Davis is working Miiir over with some ground and pound from side control.
Davis working the head with strikes.
Miiir striking from the bottom but nothing landed.
Davis is putting a hurting on Miiir here, landing some big shots from side control.
Miiir is looking to reverse the position.
Davis working the head with strikes.
Davis working the head and body with strikes.
Davis cracks Miiir with a big elbow.
Davis landing a few strikes.

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.
Davis cracks Miiir with a big elbow.
Miiir is trying to control Davis's posture but Davis avoids it.
Miiir is not content to let Davis control the position.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Miiir slips a jab and a cross from Davis.
Miiir throws a right and a left that Davis avoids nicely.
Miiir moves away from the strike by Davis.
Miiir lands a jab-cross combination.
Davis lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Miiir circles away quickly and effectively.
Davis showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Miiir.

Davis feints and as Miiir raises his hands in defense, Davis changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Miiir wants to get back to his feet but Davis is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Davis wants to control from the top but Miiir keeps moving.
Davis lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Miiir is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Miiir is really struggling to control Davis but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Davis cracks Miiir with a solid left hand.
Davis with a nice head shot there.
Davis working some strikes from top position.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Davis throws a right hand that Miiir ducks under and follows up with a left that Miiir also avoids with ease.
Davis misses with a combination
and Miiir counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Phil Davis is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Miiir is looking to clinch but Davis is avoiding it.
Miiir misses with an uppercut.

Davis decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Miiir wants to improve his position but Davis is controlling well.
Davis seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Miiir does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Frank Miiir has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Davis is nestled in close to Miiir, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Davis slips a nice elbow through Miiir's hands, connecting with Miiir's forehead.
Davis not doing much here.
Davis prevents Miiir from improving his position.
Davis passes the guard and advances to mount!

And that's the end of the fight!
Phil Davis comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Davis winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight 27:30
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 27:30
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Phil Davis!

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hype
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pop
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FIGHT
RATING
70%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Jebediah Obeh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and luis The Brazilian Thunder (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The Brazilian Thunder is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Breakin the Law. luis The Brazilian Thunder is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Obeh
vs
The Brazilian Thunder

168 cm
18
142 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

178 cm
22
140 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Tends to cut

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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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jebediah Obeh!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, luis The Brazilian Thunder!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, Donatello Bradman and Bruno Hogan.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The Brazilian Thunder tries to close the distance and clinch but Obeh swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

Obeh pushes The Brazilian Thunder up against the cage in a clinch.
The Brazilian Thunder throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Obeh blocks it with crossed arms.
Obeh controlling the action here for a moment.
The Brazilian Thunder pushes off an throws an elbow but Obeh leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Obeh is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Nice elbow from The Brazilian Thunder.
Come on Obeh - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Obeh has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. The Brazilian Thunder is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Obeh looking for a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jebediah Obeh. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A knee to the head by The Brazilian Thunder.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Obeh wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but The Brazilian Thunder has him pressed against the cage.
Obeh goes for a takedown in the clinch but The Brazilian Thunder prevents it.
The Brazilian Thunder with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Obeh tries to break the clinch but The Brazilian Thunder is controlling the position.
The Brazilian Thunder with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The Brazilian Thunder gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
The Brazilian Thunder using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Obeh has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
The Brazilian Thunder throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Obeh tries to throw a body punch but The Brazilian Thunder avoids it by throwing Obeh back against the cage.
Obeh takes an elbow to the forehead.
The Brazilian Thunder throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Obeh blocks it with crossed arms.
Obeh jumps guard but The Brazilian Thunder stands there with Obeh around his waist. Obeh gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
The Brazilian Thunder is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
The Brazilian Thunder lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Obeh lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Obeh changes levels and goes for a takedown here. The Brazilian Thunder fights it off and pushes away nicely.

Obeh moves into the clinch.
The Brazilian Thunder using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Obeh has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
The Brazilian Thunder lands a nice elbow.
The Brazilian Thunder throws an elbow but it misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Obeh tries to pull guard but The Brazilian Thunder won't allow it.
The Brazilian Thunder connects with a nasty looking knee right to Obeh's face.
The Brazilian Thunder keeps control of Obeh as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Obeh is trying to break the clinch but The Brazilian Thunder has him pressed against the cage.
Obeh is looking to break free of the clinch but The Brazilian Thunder has double underhooks.
Obeh has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. The Brazilian Thunder avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Obeh has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. The Brazilian Thunder is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
The Brazilian Thunder misses with an elbow strike.
The Brazilian Thunder throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Obeh blocks it with crossed arms.
The Brazilian Thunder throws an elbow that misses.
The Brazilian Thunder with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
The Brazilian Thunder with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
The Brazilian Thunder with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Obeh jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as The Brazilian Thunder walks away with a smile on his face. Obeh gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Obeh stalks The Brazilian Thunder and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into The Brazilian Thunder's face. The Brazilian Thunder staggers backwards, shaken.

It looks like luis The Brazilian Thunder has been cut.
Obeh looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Obeh misses with a body kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Obeh pushes The Brazilian Thunder up against the cage in a clinch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Obeh.
A nice right hand lands inside from Obeh.
The Brazilian Thunder prevents Obeh from breaking the clinch.
Obeh tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
The Brazilian Thunder tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Obeh is trying to stall.
With the fighters up against the cage, The Brazilian Thunder throws an elbow but misses.
The Brazilian Thunder prevents the takedown attempt.
The Brazilian Thunder lands an elbow just above Obeh 's eye.
The Brazilian Thunder prevents a takedown attempt there.
Obeh avoids the elbow strike from The Brazilian Thunder, against the cage.
The Brazilian Thunder lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!

It looks like Jebediah Obeh has been cut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The Brazilian Thunder lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!

Obeh has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics The Brazilian Thunder uses from the top position.

The Brazilian Thunder stands up and waves to Obeh to follow him.
Obeh closes the distance and clinches up with The Brazilian Thunder, looking for a takedown. Obeh pushes The Brazilian Thunder against the cage but The Brazilian Thunder circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Obeh tries to clinch but The Brazilian Thunder moves out of range.
Obeh wants to clinch but The Brazilian Thunder slips to the side
and The Brazilian Thunder counters with a head kick.
Jebediah Obeh seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Obeh changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. The Brazilian Thunder tries to avoid it but Obeh manages to keep hold of a leg and drag The Brazilian Thunder to the ground. The Brazilian Thunder escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
The Brazilian Thunder tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
The Brazilian Thunder looks gassed!
The Brazilian Thunder showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Obeh.
The Brazilian Thunder tries to clinch but fails miserably

and Obeh counters with a nice double leg into side control. The Brazilian Thunder won't be happy with that.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The Brazilian Thunder is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Obeh is controlling him well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jebediah Obeh dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Horrible takedown by Obeh or perhaps it was just good defense by The Brazilian Thunder which made him look bad.
The Brazilian Thunder tries to clinch up
and Obeh counters with a two punch combo.

The Brazilian Thunder clinches up with Obeh and pushes him back against the cage.
Obeh stalling the fight.
Obeh tries to pull guard but The Brazilian Thunder holds him up against the cage and eventually Obeh drops back down to his feet.
Obeh wants to get back to striking at distance but The Brazilian Thunder won't allow it.
The Brazilian Thunder throws an elbow that misses.
Obeh wants to break the clinch but can't.
The Brazilian Thunder connects with a knee to the head.
Obeh drops to a knee looking for a takedown but The Brazilian Thunder gets the underhooks and prevents it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jebediah Obeh. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The Brazilian Thunder lands an elbow that stopped Obeh in his tracks for a moment.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Obeh digs a right hand into The Brazilian Thunder's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on The Brazilian Thunder's gas tank.
The Brazilian Thunder throws a knee to the head but misses.
The Brazilian Thunder lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
The Brazilian Thunder is breathing heavily.
Obeh is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but The Brazilian Thunder is keeping busy.
Obeh lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of The Brazilian Thunder backwards.
The Brazilian Thunder using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Obeh has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
The Brazilian Thunder tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
The Brazilian Thunder tries a knee to the head but Obeh blocks it.
Obeh takes a knee right on the jaw!
The Brazilian Thunder gets underhooks to prevent Obeh's takedown attempt.
Obeh tries to pull guard but The Brazilian Thunder holds him up against the cage and eventually Obeh drops back down to his feet.
Obeh wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but The Brazilian Thunder has him pressed against the cage.
Obeh slows down the pace here.

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.
The Brazilian Thunder with an attempt at a knee that misses.
The Brazilian Thunder with an attempt at a knee that misses.
The Brazilian Thunder prevents Obeh from breaking the clinch.
Obeh can't find room to land a body shot as The Brazilian Thunder controls the action.
Obeh tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. The Brazilian Thunder smiles and moves away.
Obeh throws a head kick that misses
and The Brazilian Thunder counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Obeh is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Obeh with a hook.
Obeh shoots in for a takedown but The Brazilian Thunder shows good takedown defense.

Obeh has taken the fight to the clinch.
The Brazilian Thunder throws a knee to the head but misses.
Obeh is trying to break the clinch but The Brazilian Thunder has him pressed against the cage.
Obeh takes a knee right on the jaw!
The Brazilian Thunder misses with a knee to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Obeh tries to break the clinch but The Brazilian Thunder is controlling the position.
Obeh wants to get back to striking at distance but The Brazilian Thunder won't allow it.
Obeh tries for a takedown. No joy.
The Brazilian Thunder throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Obeh blocks it with crossed arms.
The Brazilian Thunder throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Obeh blocks it with crossed arms.
Obeh tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. The Brazilian Thunder just stands there and leans against the cage.
The Brazilian Thunder comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
The Brazilian Thunder misses with a knee to the head.
Obeh tries to pull guard but The Brazilian Thunder won't allow it.
Obeh lands a shot to the body.
Obeh wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
The Brazilian Thunder tries to land a knee to the head but Obeh blocks with his arms.
The Brazilian Thunder tries a knee to the head but Obeh blocks it.
The Brazilian Thunder connects with a knee to the head.

Obeh jumps guard.
Obeh knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for The Brazilian Thunder on the ground.

The Brazilian Thunder stands up from guard. Let's bang!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Obeh fails with a takedown attempt.
Obeh tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but The Brazilian Thunder paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Obeh shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with The Brazilian Thunder but The Brazilian Thunder pushes him off and we're back to square one.
The Brazilian Thunder stuffs the takedown attempt from Obeh. Obeh gets slowly back to his feet.

Obeh closes the distance and clinches.
The Brazilian Thunder managing to block the knees to the body from Obeh.
The Brazilian Thunder lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Obeh wants to break the clinch but can't.
The Brazilian Thunder tries a knee to the head but Obeh blocks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but luis The Brazilian Thunder will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

The Brazilian Thunder throws a sloppy body shot
and Obeh counters with a one-two to the body.
Obeh throws a big shot that misses.
The Brazilian Thunder misses with a body shot.
Obeh circles away from the clinch attempt

and Obeh counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Obeh.
Obeh looking for a takedown.
The Brazilian Thunder gets underhooks to prevent Obeh's takedown attempt.
The Brazilian Thunder looking to throw knees to the head but Obeh is blocking nicely.
Obeh has The Brazilian Thunder pressed against the cage.
Obeh goes for a takedown in the clinch but The Brazilian Thunder prevents it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jebediah Obeh. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The Brazilian Thunder takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
The Brazilian Thunder throws a knee to the head but misses.
Obeh drops to a knee looking for a takedown but The Brazilian Thunder gets the underhooks and prevents it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The Brazilian Thunder with a knee to the head.
Obeh tries to pull guard but The Brazilian Thunder holds him up against the cage and eventually Obeh drops back down to his feet.
Obeh is trying to break free.
The Brazilian Thunder connects with a knee to the head.
Obeh tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
The Brazilian Thunder lands an elbow inside that Obeh shrugs off.
Obeh changes levels and goes for a takedown here. The Brazilian Thunder fights it off and pushes away nicely.
The Brazilian Thunder closes the distance looking to clinch
and Obeh counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Nice takedown defense from The Brazilian Thunder. No joy for Obeh on that attempt.
The Brazilian Thunder misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

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.
Nice takedown defense from The Brazilian Thunder. No joy for Obeh on that attempt.
The Brazilian Thunder wants to clinch

so Obeh counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.

The Brazilian Thunder kicks Obeh off and gets to his feet.
Obeh fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
The Brazilian Thunder tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Obeh counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.

Obeh rushes The Brazilian Thunder and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
The Brazilian Thunder tries a knee to the head but Obeh blocks it.

Obeh pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Obeh fails with the takedown.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Horrible takedown by Obeh or perhaps it was just good defense by The Brazilian Thunder which made him look bad.
The Brazilian Thunder throws a head kick that misses.
Obeh tries to clinch up.
The Brazilian Thunder tries to clinch up
and Obeh counters with a lovely straight right hand!
The Brazilian Thunder misses with a body shot.

Obeh clinches up against the cage.
Obeh wants to break the clinch but can't.
The Brazilian Thunder looks to throw an elbow but misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Obeh stalling in the clinch but The Brazilian Thunder improves position.
Obeh goes for a takedown in the clinch but The Brazilian Thunder prevents it.
The Brazilian Thunder lands an elbow just above Obeh 's eye.
Obeh tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. The Brazilian Thunder smiles and moves away.
The Brazilian Thunder looks to clinch

and Obeh holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
The Brazilian Thunder misses with a knee to the head.
The Brazilian Thunder prevents the takedown attempt.
The Brazilian Thunder prevents Obeh from breaking the clinch.
Obeh with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.

Obeh is trying to trip The Brazilian Thunder. He has hold of a leg but The Brazilian Thunder is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Obeh persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
The Brazilian Thunder is looking to stand up but Obeh isn't so interested in that idea.
The Brazilian Thunder keeping moving, preventing Obeh from controlling successfully.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jebediah Obeh showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Obeh has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 29:28
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 29:28
Judge Bruno Hogan scores the fight 30:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jebediah Obeh!

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
52%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Craig Boogs (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Junior Mapo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Boogs
vs
Mapo

165 cm
18
140 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

165 cm
22
130 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Prefers standup

BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
Very confident

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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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Craig Boogs!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Junior Mapo!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, Damien Edna and Winston Howard.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Boogs lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.

Mapo is rocked!

It looks like Junior Mapo has been cut.
Boogs lands with a nice body punch.
Mapo is still on wobbly legs! Can Boogs finish him?
Mapo fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Boogs finds Mapo's off switch, with a big overhand right that connects perfectly to the side of the head! Mapo flops back against the cage, eyes gazing into the distance. Boogs lands an unnecessary shot before the referee has time to step in and end the fight. Brutal stuff but I'm sure Mapo will be OK.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:11 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Craig Boogs!

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energy
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hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Co-main event

Main event

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Derya Sevket (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Danny Drake (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sevket comes to the cage accompanied by In the Club. Drake is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: ACDC black ice - spoilin for a fight. Danny Drake has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Sevket
vs
Drake

196 cm
24
265 lbs
5 - 0 - 0

195 cm
21
280 lbs
3 - 3 - 0

Good takedowns
Counter striker
KO power

Decent wrestler
Decent boxing
Granite chin

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Derya Sevket!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Danny Drake!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, Damien Edna and Skip Squint.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A head kick from Sevket lands but Drake takes it in his stride.
Sevket keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Drake.
Sevket is looking to slow Drake down with leg kicks.
Drake throws a big shot that misses.
Drake bobbing and weaving well here. And he's unloaded with a massive right hand that drops Sevket! He dives into his guard looking to finish!

It looks like Derya Sevket has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sevket looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Drake loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Drake must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Drake is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.

Sevket has his foot on Drake's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Drake works his way back into a safe position though.
Drake content to stall in guard here.
Drake trying to control but Sevket is working from the bottom.
Sevket tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Drake has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Sevket is proving hard to escape from.
Sevket lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Drake!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Drake tries to hold on but Sevket postures up.
Drake is looking to get to half guard.
Drake tries to buck Sevket off but he can't manage it.
Drake really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Sevket. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Sevket lands a big elbow.
Sevket is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Drake can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Sevket working Drake over with strikes here.
Sevket lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Drake can't escape the position.
Sevket looking to finish Drake with some ground and pound. This is bad for Drake!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Sevket wants to finish this one by submission but Drake is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Sevket.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Drake is looking to get to half guard.
Sevket lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Drake tries to hold on but Sevket postures up.
Drake is bucking up trying to escape but Sevket cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Drake holds on for dear life.
Drake is bucking up trying to escape but Sevket cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Sevket unloading with bombs!
Sevket dominating with strikes here.

Sevket is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Drake is surviving well by controlling Sevket's body position as best he can.
Sevket is breathing heavily.
Sevket throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Sevket looking to finish Drake with some ground and pound. This is bad for Drake!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sevket pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Drake regains half guard.
Drake has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Sevket is working away from the top position though.
Drake is looking to improve his position.
Sevket scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Sevket working Drake over with strikes.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Sevket lands a nice short elbow.
Drake is looking to control Sevket's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Drake avoid being mounted?
Drake wants to improve his position but Sevket is controlling well.
Sevket lands strikes from half guard.
Sevket wants to free his trapped foot but Drake is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Sevket thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Drake's head.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Drake can do anything to dispel that myth.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are battling for position here. Drake manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Drake is trying to control the position but Sevket postures up.
Drake tries to land a sweep but no joy.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Drake will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Sevket moves away from the strike by Drake.
Drake throws out a loose jab but Sevket uses good head movement to avoid it.
Drake connects with a single shot there.
Drake throws a right hand that Sevket ducks under and follows up with a left that Sevket also avoids with ease.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Drake misses with a double jab.
Sevket showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Drake.
A nice inside leg kick there by Sevket. That's going to slow Drake down.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Sevket feints and as Drake raises his hands in defense, Sevket changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Drake is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.

Sevket 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.
Sevket chips away with some ground and pound.
Sevket stops Drake from standing up.
Sevket wants to pass the guard but Drake is keeping the position.
Sevket scoring with punches to the head and body.
Drake wants to stand but Sevket is controlling the position.
Sevket advances position into side control!
Drake is breathing heavily.
Drake wants to get back to his feet but Sevket drags him back down.
Drake taking punishment in the form of punches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Drake is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Sevket prevents Drake from escaping the position.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Drake takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.

Sevket is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Drake has escaped the position, nice work there.
Drake is looking for a sweep.
Sevket cracks Drake with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Drake gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Drake wants to get back to full guard.
Sevket 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.
Sevket winds up and cracks Drake with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Sevket works his way into side control.
Drake tries to improve position but can't.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Drake holds on to Sevket's head and controls the position momentarily.
Drake can't do much from the bottom here.
Sevket creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.

Sevket wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Drake, who protects the arm well.
Drake sneaks back into half guard.
Drake looks like he's trying to stand up.
Drake holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Sevket tries to pass the half guard into mount. Drake knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Drake is trying to maintain the position but Sevket is very close to passing his half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Sevket seems to be looking for submissions.
The fighters are battling for position here. Drake manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Sevket wants to pass the guard but Drake is keeping the position.
Drake pulls Sevket in close to prevent any damage.
Sevket wants to pass the guard but Drake is keeping the position.
Drake is adopting a defensive guard.
Sevket with a flurry of punches that miss.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Drake is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Sevket trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Sevket accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Drake throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Sevket.
Sevket uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Drake.

Sevket shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Sevket was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Drake wants to control but Sevket is having none of it.
Sevket putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Drake is desperately trying to improve his position but Sevket has a good base and remains in mount.
Sevket working the ground and pound effectively.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Derya Sevket dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Derya Sevket's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Sevket ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Drake tries to bum rush Sevket with a series of wild strikes but Sevket uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Drake misses with a double jab.
Drake looks to score with a jab to the body but Sevket is just out of range.
Drake misses with a jab, cross combination.
A punch combination from Drake misses.
Danny Drake seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sevket shoots for a takedown but Drake saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Drake lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Drake misses with a two punch combination.
Drake takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Nice defenses there by Sevket.
Some wild striking there from Drake.
Danny Drake is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Sevket shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Drake's guard.
Derya Sevket overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Sevket works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Sevket drops an elbow to the side of Drake's head.
Drake won't allow Sevket to pass to mount.
Sevket thows a huge punch but Drake dodges it nicely.

Sevket is looking for a kimura here.
Drake is looking to improve his position.
Drake is trying to control but can't.
Sevket trying to mount his opponent but Drake defends it.
Drake wants to get back to his feet.
Derya Sevket is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Drake wants to control but Sevket is keeping busy and won't allow it.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Sevket ducks under a wild hook from Drake.
Drake looks to land a right hand but Sevket moved out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Drake misses the target.
A swing and a miss from Drake.
Sevket throws a nice head kick!
Drake fails to land with a series of punches.
Sevket throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Drake.

Sevket feints and as Drake raises his hands in defense, Sevket changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Sevket sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Drake wants to stand up but Sevket is controlling him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sevket is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Drake tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Drake is pulling down on Sevket's head to control his posture.
Danny Drake has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Drake bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Sevket's guard.
Sevket seems keen to control Drake's posture.
Sevket has a closed guard, preventing Drake from standing up.
Sevket is adopting a defensive guard.
Sevket lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Drake!
Sevket wants to control the pace but Drake is squirming around nicely.

And that's the end of the fight!
Derya Sevket showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Sevket, 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight 30:27
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 30:27
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Derya Sevket!