PS 40 PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jb Trent (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anakin Windu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!

Trent
vs
Windu

183 cm
26
145 lbs
4 - 12 - 0

164 cm
22
153 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Basic striking
Good chin

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Prestige Nutrition (160! $99)

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 4 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jb Trent!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Anakin Windu!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Bruno Hogan and Damien Edna.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A cross from Windu lands.
Windu thows a body shot but no joy.
Trent has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Windu.
Windu changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Trent tries to bum rush Windu with a series of wild strikes but Windu uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Windu's jab looks to have found its range, popping Trent under the eye.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Trent is defended easily by Windu.
Windu swats away the attempt to clinch by Trent.
Trent tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Windu swivels and escapes.
Trent closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Windu wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Windu scores with a jab. Trent acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Windu scores with a shot to the body.
Trent is breathing heavily.
Windu jabs at Trent's body.
Windu bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Trent's head.
Windu comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Windu lands a nice looking body shot.
A lazy left from Windu finds it's target.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Windu lands a body shot.
Windu digs a good body shot into Trent's ribs.
Windu lands with a cross.
Anakin Windu is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Windu lands a nice looking body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Windu fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Windu digs a good hook to Trent's body.
Windu is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Trent rather than just go for the knockout.
Windu scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Windu fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Trent really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Windu connects with a right hand. Trent shakes it off.

Trent is rocked!
Windu digs a good hook to Trent's body.
Oh Trent is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Trent takes a shot to the body in his stride.
A decent looking cross lands there for Windu.
Windu connects with a body shot that sends Trent's belly button to the back.
Windu scores with a hook to the body. Trent takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Windu throws a monster overhand right that drops Trent! Windu follows up with more strikes from mount and the fight is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Anakin Windu!

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
82%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Michael Sabin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Scott Harrison (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Michael Sabin had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business

Sabin
vs
Harrison

169 cm
19
145 lbs
1 - 3 - 0

173 cm
26
151 lbs
3 - 5 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Solid chin

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 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Michael Sabin !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Scott Harrison!
The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, Skip Squint and Winston Howard.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Harrison throws a leg kick which misses Sabin 's front leg but catches the back leg as Sabin tries to avoid it.
Sabin doesn't manage to clinch there - Harrison circles away.
Sabin moves to clinch but Harrison breaks away
and Harrison counters with a nice leg kick.
Sabin keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Harrison is looking to score with low kicks.
Sabin blocks a low kick nicely.
Sabin fails in his attempt to clinch.

Harrison clinches up against the cage.
Harrison takes an elbow to the temple.

It looks like Scott Harrison has been cut.
Sabin drops down looking for an ankle pick but Harrison pulls his leg out and moves away.
Harrison lands with a thumping leg kick.
Sabin tries to clinch there but Harrison circles away.
Sabin tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Harrison paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Harrison keeps the fight on the outside.
Sabin takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.

Sabin rushes Harrison and presses him up against the cage.
Sabin misses with an elbow over the top.
Sabin misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Harrison.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sabin pushes off an throws an elbow but Harrison leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Sabin tries to land knees in the clinch but Harrison avoids the damage to the body.

Sabin 's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Harrison fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.

Harrison throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Sabin tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Harrison is in Sabin 's guard.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.

Harrison stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Sabin doesn't manage to clinch there - Harrison circles away.
A nice leg kick lands there from Harrison.
Sabin tries to clinch up

and Harrison holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Sabin tries for a takedown but Harrison manages to get underhooks.
Sabin throws an elbow that misses.

Harrison breaks the clinch.
Harrison throws a chopping leg kick but Sabin manages to avoid taking any serious damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Harrison.
Sabin tries to clinch up.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sabin fails with an attempt to clinch.
Sabin takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Harrison circles away from the clinch attempt
and Harrison counters with a thumping low kick.
Sabin tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Harrison paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Harrison dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Sabin . That did some damage!

Harrison is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Sabin 's half guard.
Harrison is figuring out what he wants to do next.
It looks like Harrison might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Scott Harrison wasn't active enough on the ground.
Sabin doesn't manage to clinch there - Harrison circles away.
Sabin wants to clinch but Harrison slips to the side
and Harrison counters with a good low kick that Sabin was not able to check.
Sabin tries to clinch but Harrison moves out of range.
Sabin tries to clinch there but Harrison circles away.
Harrison misses with a body shot.
Sabin stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Harrison.
Harrison scores with a push kick.
Sabin tries to clinch but Harrison is having none of it.
No luck for Harrison with that takedown attempt.
Sabin moves in looking to clinch but Harrison pushes him off.
Sabin wants to clinch up but Harrison keeps it at a distance.
Sabin blocks a low kick nicely.
Harrison scores with a spinning back kick!
Sabin doesn't manage to clinch there - Harrison circles away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Sabin .
Harrison shoots in for a takedown but Sabin shows good takedown defense.
Harrison throws a push kick but Sabin slaps the foot to one side.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Harrison circles away from the clinch attempt.
Sabin wants to clinch up but Harrison keeps it at a distance.
Sabin checks a low kick from Harrison.
Sabin lands with an overhand left.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Sabin has closed the distance and engaged Harrison in a clinch.
Sabin looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Sabin wants to break the clinch but can't.
Sabin jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Harrison walks away with a smile on his face. Sabin gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Michael Sabin . That's going to take a lot out of him.
Harrison swats away the attempt to clinch by Sabin .
Sabin shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Harrison scores with a slapping inside leg kick.

Sabin darts in and clinches Harrison up against the cage.
Sabin is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Scott Harrison will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Scott Harrison's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Harrison keeps the fight on the outside.
Sabin doesn't manage to clinch there - Harrison circles away.
Sabin is looking to clinch but Harrison is avoiding it.
Sabin tries to close the distance and clinch up but Harrison swats him away and circles back towards the center.

Harrison drives through and clinches with Sabin against the cage.
Sabin drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Harrison gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Sabin creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Sabin lands an elbow inside that Harrison shrugs off.
Sabin just leaning against Harrison, taking a breather.
Sabin creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Harrison's defenses.
Sabin misses with an elbow over the top.
Sabin missing with knees to the body.

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

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sabin tries to clinch up.

Harrison looking to score a takedown here. Sabin is defending well but Harrison drives through and ends up in Sabin 's guard.
Sabin not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.

Harrison decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Sabin is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Sabin closes the distance looking to clinch

and Harrison counters with a single leg into guard. Sabin didn't expect that.
Harrison is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.

OK we're going to have a standup here. Scott Harrison hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Sabin tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Harrison manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Harrison throws a right hand that Sabin ducks under and follows up with a left that Sabin also avoids with ease.
Sabin misses with a takedown attempt - Harrison sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Sabin tries to clinch but Harrison is having none of it.
Harrison thumps Sabin with a low kick.
Harrison attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
A head kick misses from Harrison.
Sabin is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Sabin tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Harrison paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Harrison swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Harrison is looking to score with low kicks.
Harrison misses with a low kick as Sabin jumps back.
Sabin tries to clinch but Harrison moves out of range.
Harrison tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Sabin checks a low kick from Harrison.
Sabin misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Harrison.
Harrison shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Harrison avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Sabin on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Harrison. Harrison obviously looking to wear him down.
Scott Harrison seems to be getting the better of the standup.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sabin is looking to clinch but Harrison is avoiding it.
Sabin throws a right hand that misses
and Harrison counters with a body kick.

Harrison closes the distance and clinches.
Sabin misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Harrison.
Sabin has had enough of the clinch but Harrison keeps him there for the moment.
Harrison blocks an elbow strike.
Harrison avoiding damage as Sabin throws knees to the body.
Sabin tries to pull guard but Harrison forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Michael Sabin . That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sabin lands an elbow just above Harrison 's eye.
Sabin pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Harrison on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Sabin throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Sabin looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Sabin fails to pull guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sabin pushes off an throws an elbow but Harrison leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Harrison is trying to break free.
Sabin jumps guard but Harrison turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Sabin tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Harrison avoids it.
Harrison trying to land knees to the body.

Sabin manages to break the clinch.
Sabin tries to close the distance and clinch but Harrison swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

Harrison closes the distance and pushes Sabin back into the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Harrison breaks from the clinch.
Sabin wants to clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Harrison shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Sabin as he avoids it easily.
Sabin takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
A bone on bone clash there as Sabin blocks the leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Scott Harrison will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Scott Harrison's cut.
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!

Sabin tries to clinch there but Harrison circles away.
Sabin is looking to clinch.
Harrison fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Harrison misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sabin .
Sabin checks a low kick from Harrison.
Harrison throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.

Sabin clinches with his opponent.
Sabin throws an elbow but it misses.

Harrison escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Sabin tries to clinch there but Harrison circles away.
Sabin fails with an attempt to clinch.
Harrison swats away the attempt to clinch by Sabin .
Sabin avoids the head kick by Harrison.
Harrison shoots in looking for a takedown but Sabin manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Harrison's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.

Harrison has managed to clinch.
Sabin missing with knees to the body.
Sabin pushes off an throws an elbow but Harrison leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Sabin just misses with a elbow thrown towards Harrison's brow.
Harrison blocks an elbow strike.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Sabin .

Sabin pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A nice leg kick lands there from Harrison.
Harrison circles away from the clinch attempt.
Harrison misses with a low kick.
Harrison throws a low kick but it's checked well by Sabin .
Harrison walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Sabin checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Harrison turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Sabin avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Sabin checks the leg kick.
Harrison takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Sabin looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Sabin tries to clinch up but Harrison circles away and keeps his distance.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harrison lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Harrison.
Sabin moves in looking to clinch but Harrison pushes him off.
Sabin wants to clinch up but Harrison keeps it at a distance.
Harrison pivots, looking for a leg kick but Sabin is out of range and Harrison settles back down.
Sabin tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Harrison manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Sabin is looking to clinch.

Harrison has taken the fight to the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Harrison dodges an elbow strike from Sabin .

Sabin drags the fight down to the ground.
Harrison won't allow Sabin to get back to his feet.
Harrison is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.

OK we're going to have a standup here. Scott Harrison hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Sabin takes a head kick and keeps coming.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harrison pulls out of a head kick attempt.

Harrison has managed to clinch.
Sabin slowing the pace effectively.
Sabin wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Sabin trying to land knees to the body.
Sabin blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Sabin taking a breather.
Harrison wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Sabin just misses with a elbow thrown towards Harrison's brow.
With the fighters up against the cage, Sabin throws an elbow but misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harrison trying to land knees to the body.
Harrison blocks an elbow strike from Sabin .
Sabin wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Harrison working hard to break the clinch.
Sabin lands an elbow just above Harrison 's eye.
Sabin is trying to force a seperation but Harrison has the dominant position.
Sabin changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Harrison fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Sabin leaves Harrison with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Harrison pushes Sabin away with a front kick.
Michael Sabin has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Harrison tries a low kick but Sabin avoids it.
Harrison scores with a leg kick.
Scott Harrison is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

Harrison clinches up with Sabin and pushes him back against the cage.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Scott Harrison.
I've got Harrison 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 Steve Erwin scores the fight 27:30
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 27:30
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Scott Harrison!

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A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
87%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Rermes Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Derek Scarlatti (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.

Gracie
vs
Scarlatti

167 cm
27
147 lbs
7 - 7 - 0

172 cm
22
155 lbs
5 - 5 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
Insanely flexible

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Solid chin

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 7 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Rermes Gracie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Derek Scarlatti!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, Damien Edna and Bruno Hogan.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gracie gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Scarlatti counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.

Scarlatti moves into the clinch.

Scarlatti has hold of one of Gracie's legs. Gracie is fighting the takedown attempt but Scarlatti gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Scarlatti throws a big right hand that misses.

Scarlatti content to sit in guard, stalling... Great. Oh but he could get punished here because Gracie has locked up a guillotine! Gracie's face is contorted as he sqeezes tight on the submission attempt - will he finish? Scarlatti is holding on here and Gracie must be using up a lot of energy. Scarlatti has gone limp! He's out! He's out cold! Gracie gets to his feet, tossing aside his stricken foe. Arms raised, he milks the applause from the crowd. Great submission!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Rermes Gracie!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
40%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ricky Ponting (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Roman Marecki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Marecki has chosen The Shadows - Apache as his entrance music. This should be fireworks!

Ponting
vs
Marecki

170 cm
21
160 lbs
5 - 3 - 0

180 cm
20
160 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
KO power

Good takedowns
Counter striker
Enjoys gardening

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Ricky Ponting!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Roman Marecki!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, Summer Carpenter and Winston Howard.

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

It looks like Roman Marecki has been cut.
Marecki shoots in for a takedown but Ponting shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Ponting misses with a series of wild punches.
Jab, jab by Ponting - just one landing.
Marecki gets clipped by a big right hand and goes down spinning to the canvas! Ponting gets the back mount and begins to drop bombs on his rocked foe! Marecki is too out of it to defend against the strikes and the referee jumps in to save him from the beatdown!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ricky Ponting!
Ricky Ponting bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.

C
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C
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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
91%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Thomas Jibba Junior (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rich Granderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Thomas Jibba Junior could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Rich Granderson's chin.

Jibba Junior
vs
Granderson

190 cm
25
165 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

190 cm
27
172 lbs
2 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
KO power

Good wrestler
Counter striker
Very confident

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Thomas Jibba Junior!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Rich Granderson!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, Eliza Hachem and Summer Carpenter.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Jibba Junior closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.

Jibba Junior is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Granderson wants to improve his position but Jibba Junior is controlling well.

Jibba Junior seems to be working for a kimura but Granderson defends the submission attempt.
Jibba Junior is trying to control the action in half guard but Granderson is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Granderson is trying is best to control the position here.

Jibba Junior is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Granderson defends it well.
Granderson moves into full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Granderson looking for a sweep. Not yet Granderson, not yet.
Jibba Junior pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Granderson is keeping the position for now.
Granderson manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Jibba Junior manages to get himself to full guard.
Jibba Junior avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Granderson sitting in guard here, content to control.
Granderson stands up over Jibba Junior, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Granderson content to stall in guard here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jibba Junior controls Granderson momentarily but Granderson frees himself.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Granderson trying to control but Jibba Junior is working from the bottom.
Granderson is looking to work some ground and pound but Jibba Junior has wrist control.
Jibba Junior looking to hit a scissor sweep but Granderson is one step ahead there.
Granderson working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Granderson throwing strikes but missing.
Granderson trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Granderson is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Granderson forces his way into half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Granderson is working for a submission of some sort.
Granderson looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Jibba Junior with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Granderson is looking to take a break and control but Jibba Junior is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Granderson missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Granderson is looking to stall here but Jibba Junior recovers full guard.
Granderson is working Jibba Junior over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Granderson controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Granderson's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Jibba Junior avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Granderson has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Granderson slips nicely into half guard.
Granderson lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Jibba Junior is refusing to be controlled, as Granderson sits in half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
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. Granderson connects with a nice short shot to Jibba Junior's temple.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Granderson looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Jibba Junior knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Granderson on the ground.
Granderson 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.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rich Granderson dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Jibba Junior shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Granderson wants to get back to full guard.
Granderson keeping hold of Jibba Junior's head, controlling as best he can.
Granderson manages to get to full guard.
Granderson wants to sweep but no luck.
Granderson manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Granderson lands a heavy elbow.
Jibba Junior really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Granderson lands a big elbow.
A nice elbow there by Granderson.
Granderson lands a nice shot to the head.

Granderson working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Granderson avoids the attempt from Jibba Junior to control.
Granderson trying to control but Jibba Junior is having none of it.
This has been an exciting period of action!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Granderson lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Jibba Junior hang on?
Jibba Junior tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Granderson raining down shots from the mount!
Rich Granderson has got the better of the ground game so far.
Granderson lands a heavy elbow.
Granderson is in the full mount, landing strikes.
A nice elbow there by Granderson.
Granderson wants to control the pace but Jibba Junior is squirming around nicely.
Granderson working Jibba Junior over with strikes here.
Granderson looking to control but Jibba Junior is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Jibba Junior tries to reverse the position but Granderson maintains control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Granderson takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Jibba Junior really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
The referee warns Jibba Junior that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Jibba Junior is squirming around, avoiding Granderson's attempts to control the action.
Granderson lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Granderson landing shots from mount.
Granderson can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Jibba Junior is looking to escape.
Granderson tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Granderson raining down shots from the mount!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Granderson controlling his opponent.
Granderson lands with some strikes.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Granderson jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Jibba Junior manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Granderson scores with a couple of short elbows.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Granderson landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Jibba Junior on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Jibba Junior is looking to reverse the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rich Granderson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Jibba Junior's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Jibba Junior fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Granderson to the ground. Jibba Junior is now in Granderson's guard.
Granderson manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Jibba Junior manages to get himself to full guard.
Granderson trying to control but Jibba Junior is working from the bottom.
Granderson showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Granderson passes Jibba Junior's left leg - he's now in half guard.

Granderson is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.

Granderson seems to be working for a kimura but Jibba Junior defends the submission attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Granderson scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Granderson lands strikes from half guard.
Granderson sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Jibba Junior defending well though.
Granderson trying to control from half guard but Jibba Junior is working away.
Granderson is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.

Granderson wants to work for an arm triangle but Jibba Junior is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Jibba Junior trying to control from the bottom.
Granderson perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Granderson is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Jibba Junior has managed to free his arm - good work.
Granderson has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Jibba Junior is trying to control but can't.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Granderson works his foot free and advances to mount.
Jibba Junior is desperately trying to improve his position but Granderson has a good base and remains in mount.
Granderson landing strikes from the mount and Jibba Junior is in trouble!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Granderson tries to control but Jibba Junior wriggling away.

Jibba Junior is flailing around, obviously not happy about being mounted. Granderson locks hold of one of his arms and spins for an armbar. He's got it! Jibba Junior is forced to tap!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:02 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Rich Granderson!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
96%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Justin Gabriel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joe Henning (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gabriel comes into the arena with Get Out Of My Room blaring out of the sound system. Henning is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: In For the Count ( Perfect Twist). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Gabriel
vs
Henning

185 cm
29
225 lbs
4 - 9 - 1

191 cm
27
224 lbs
6 - 9 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Dangerous knees
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

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 4 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Justin Gabriel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Joe Henning!
The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, Skip Squint and John Mangel.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gabriel tries to close the distance and clinch up but Henning swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Gabriel takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.

It looks like Justin Gabriel has been cut.
Gabriel fails with a takedown attempt.

Henning shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Henning showed some decent athleticism there.

Gabriel kicks off Henning and gets to his feet.
Henning throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

Henning closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Gabriel to the mat! Gabriel manages to get full guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Henning pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Gabriel is keeping the position for now.
Gabriel looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

Gabriel is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Henning defends well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gabriel throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.

Gabriel is looking for a triangle but Henning pushes his legs off easily.

Gabriel throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Henning is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Henning trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Gabriel is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Henning defends well.
Gabriel tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Gabriel wants to get back to his feet but Henning is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Henning throws a big right hand that misses.

Gabriel has his foot on Henning's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Henning works his way back into a safe position though.
Gabriel lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Henning!
Henning can't escape the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gabriel can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Henning is looking to escape.
Henning wants to improve position but instead he's given up his back.

Gabriel has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.
Henning trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.

Gabriel is persistently looking for the submission but Henning is defending it well.
Gabriel thows a huge left but connects with the canvas and not his opponent.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Henning defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
Gabriel tries to keep control of the position but Henning is staying busy.
Henning avoids the strikes from Gabriel.
Gabriel could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Henning just trying to survive but Gabriel is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gabriel is looking to control Henning but Henning is wriggling around and keeping busy.
Gabriel is really struggling to control Henning but he's trying to hold on to the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Justin Gabriel dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Justin Gabriel's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Henning fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Gabriel avoids it really well and circles away.
Henning takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Gabriel tries for a takedown but Henning circles away easily

and Henning counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Gabriel!
Gabriel tries to lock up and control but Henning gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Gabriel is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Henning trying to control but Gabriel is having none of it.
Gabriel gets back to half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gabriel wants to get back to his feet.
Henning is thwarting Gabriel's attempts to control the position.
Henning prevents Gabriel from standing back up.

Henning is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Gabriel sees it coming and defends easily.
Gabriel is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

Henning stands up from half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Gabriel manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Henning on his heels. He'll look to pass Henning's guard now, I'm sure.
Gabriel is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Henning is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Henning keeping moving, preventing Gabriel from controlling successfully.
Justin Gabriel overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Gabriel won't allow Henning to sweep him here.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Henning striking off his back.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Henning working a defensive guard here.
Gabriel trying to control the position from guard on top but Henning is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Henning trying to keep a closed guard but Gabriel is proving a slippery customer.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Gabriel throws a right and a left that both miss.
Gabriel has a takedown stuffed.
The fight stays on the outside here - Gabriel looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Gabriel with a poor takedown

and Henning counters with a shoot takedown. Gabriel fights it but they end up in guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Justin Gabriel. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Henning stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Gabriel swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Henning is breathing heavily.
Henning trying to control the position from guard on top but Gabriel is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Henning looking to sit in guard and control but Gabriel gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Gabriel postures up.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Henning is working an open guard so Gabriel takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.

Gabriel shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Justin Gabriel will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Justin Gabriel's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

The fight stays on the outside here - Henning looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Gabriel tries to score a power double leg takedown but Henning sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Gabriel somewhat.
Gabriel shoots in for a takedown but Henning shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Gabriel looks to throw the jab but Henning is out of range.

Henning moves into range and clinches up with Gabriel.
A short right from Henning.

Henning breaks the clinch.
Henning shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Gabriel sprawls well. Gabriel wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Henning gets slowly back to his feet.
Gabriel displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Henning.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Gabriel clinches with his opponent.
Henning has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Gabriel is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Justin Gabriel has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Joe Henning.
Gabriel keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Henning's efforts to push away.
Henning blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Gabriel throws an elbow that misses.
Gabriel keeps control of Henning as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Stalling in the clinch from Gabriel.

Gabriel pulls guard successfully.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gabriel wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Gabriel punching from the bottom - just letting Henning know he's still in a fight.
Henning throwing strikes but missing.

Gabriel escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Henning gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Henning tries to free his leg and advance position but Gabriel is retaining full guard.
Henning wants to stand and escape but instead Gabriel has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Henning keeping moving, preventing Gabriel from controlling successfully.
Gabriel pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Henning is keeping the position for now.
Gabriel is working hard here to advance position.
Henning has control of Gabriel's left arm, preventing Gabriel from doing any damage.

Gabriel stands up from guard. Let's bang!

Gabriel manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Henning on his heels. He'll look to pass Henning's guard now, I'm sure.
Henning takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Henning is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Gabriel controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Gabriel wants to control from the top but Henning keeps moving.
Gabriel trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Henning really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Gabriel. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Henning can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Gabriel controls the pace.
Joe Henning has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Justin Gabriel is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Justin Gabriel just wasn't active enough.
Gabriel shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Henning as he avoids it easily.

And that's the end of the fight!
Justin Gabriel showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Gabriel, 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 Donatello Bradman scores the fight 30:28
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 29:28
Judge John Mangel scores the fight 30:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Justin Gabriel!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
53%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jason Romziel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aoki Funkyama (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Funkyama is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: . Aoki Funkyama has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Jason Romziel's chin.

Romziel
vs
Funkyama

174 cm
25
166 lbs
8 - 3 - 0

175 cm
26
169 lbs
9 - 4 - 0

Good takedowns
Excellent MT
Experienced

ADCC Champion
Decent boxing
Granite chin

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 8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jason Romziel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Aoki Funkyama!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, Eliza Hachem and John Mangel.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No joy there for Funkyama, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Romziel throws a hook but Funkyama blocks it.
A decent looking cross lands there for Romziel.
Funkyama throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Romziel misses the jab.
Funkyama takes a swing at Romziel's ribcage but misses.
Romziel slips under a jab from Funkyama.

Funkyama moves into the clinch.
Funkyama working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Romziel fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Romziel tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Funkyama's elbow.
Funkyama struggles to land a body shot inside as Romziel controls his hands.
Funkyama leaning against his opponent.
Romziel looking to slow down the pace here.
Romziel misses with a hook to the ribs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Funkyama digs a right hand into Romziel's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Romziel's gas tank.
Funkyama works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Romziel is trying to stall.
Funkyama lands a right hand.
Romziel misses with a body punch.

Funkyama has hold of one of Romziel's legs. Romziel is fighting the takedown attempt but Funkyama gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Funkyama trying to control but Romziel is working from the bottom.
Funkyama throws an elbow that misses. Romziel uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Funkyama's guard. Nice move by Romziel!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Funkyama pulls Romziel in close to his closed guard and prevents Romziel from doing any damage or advancing position.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Funkyama is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Funkyama preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Funkyama keeping moving, preventing Romziel from controlling successfully.
Romziel trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Funkyama working a defensive guard here.
Romziel in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Funkyama working a defensive guard here.

OK we're going to have a standup here. Aoki Funkyama hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Funkyama uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Romziel.
Aoki Funkyama seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Funkyama misses the shot to the body.
Funkyama misses with the combination.
Romziel takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Funkyama throws a right and a left that Romziel avoids nicely.
Funkyama scores with a nice strike.
Romziel blocks a jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Funkyama takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.

Romziel gets tackled into the cage by Funkyama. Funkyama maintains the clinch.
Funkyama lands an uppercut.
Romziel misses with a body punch.
Romziel blocks a body shot from Funkyama.
Come on Funkyama - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Funkyama misses with a punch to the body.
Romziel tries to stall but Funkyama uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Funkyama keeps control of Romziel as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Funkyama misses with a punch to the body.
Romziel trying to control the position but instead, Funkyama has worked for underhooks and has pushed Romziel into the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Funkyama scores with a hook.
Funkyama misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Romziel counters with a nice leg kick.
Romziel slaps away a takedown attempt from Funkyama, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Romziel tries for a takedown but Funkyama sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Romziel connects with a single shot there.
Romziel closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
A jab from Romziel misses.
Funkyama throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Funkyama throws out a loose jab but Romziel uses good head movement to avoid it.
Romziel lands with a good body shot.
A bone on bone clash there as Funkyama blocks the leg kick.
Romziel throws a hook but Funkyama avoids it easily.
Funkyama on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Romziel throws a quick inside leg kick.
Funkyama misses with an uppercut.
Romziel leaves Funkyama with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Romziel ducks under a wild hook from Funkyama.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Horrible takedown by Romziel or perhaps it was just good defense by Funkyama which made him look bad.
Romziel is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Funkyama misses with a series of wild punches.
A big right from Funkyama misses.
Funkyama is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A shot to the body from Romziel misses
and Funkyama connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Romziel throws the kick towards the body but Funkyama avoids it.
Romziel throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Funkyama misses with a double jab.
Romziel pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Funkyama blocks the body kick.
Funkyama misses with a wild body shot.
Funkyama shoots for a takedown but Romziel saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Jason Romziel has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Aoki Funkyama.
Romziel takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Romziel on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Funkyama misses with a looping right.

Funkyama throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Romziel was covering up waiting for the punch and Funkyama finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Funkyama trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Funkyama trying to control but Romziel is working from the bottom.
Romziel tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Romziel is working hard here to advance position.
Funkyama with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
This has been an exciting period of action!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Funkyama engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Aoki Funkyama 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. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Romziel throws a quick inside leg kick.
Romziel throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Funkyama sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A left lands for Funkyama.
Romziel connects with a crisp jab.
Funkyama loads up on a big right hand but Romziel slips the punch.
Funkyama misses with a looping left.

Romziel throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Funkyama was covering up waiting for the punch and Romziel finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Romziel throws an elbow that misses. Funkyama uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Romziel's guard. Nice move by Funkyama!
Romziel keeping moving, preventing Funkyama from controlling successfully.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Funkyama working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Funkyama pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Romziel is keeping the position for now.
Romziel is looking to sweep but instead, Funkyama has passed into half guard.
Romziel moves into full guard.
Funkyama makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Funkyama throwing strikes from guard but Romziel blocks nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Funkyama accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Funkyama lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Funkyama postures up in Romziel's guard and throws a big left but Romziel blocks it.
Romziel looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Aoki Funkyama has got the better of the ground game so far.
Funkyama trying to control the position from guard on top but Romziel is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Funkyama postures up.
Funkyama is looking to work some ground and pound but Romziel has wrist control.
Romziel preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Funkyama missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Aoki Funkyama is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Funkyama controls the pace of the fight for a moment.

The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Aoki Funkyama wasn't active enough on the ground.
Funkyama swings for the body but Romziel moves out of range.
Funkyama throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Romziel takes a jab right on the kisser.
Funkyama looks to throw the jab but Romziel is out of range.
Funkyama staying out of range there.
Funkyama tries to close the distance and clinch but Romziel swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Jason Romziel has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Funkyama has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Funkyama there as he acknowledges the shot.
Funkyama misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Romziel throws a leg kick but Funkyama checks it.
Funkyama feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Romziels jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Funkyama throws a good cross that connects.
Funkyama stuns Romziel with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Funkyama closes this distance looking for a takedown but Romziel circles away.
Funkyama connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Romziel takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Funkyama displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Romziel throws out the jab.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 27:30
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 27:30
Judge John Mangel scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Aoki Funkyama!
Aoki Funkyama thanked the fans post fight for their support.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
52%

Main event

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dolby Dames (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brian Thousand (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dames comes to the cage accompanied by Deep In The Heart Of Texas Song . Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Dames
vs
Thousand

195 cm
24
225 lbs
7 - 1 - 1

179 cm
28
179 lbs
12 - 2 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Heavy handed

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 7 - 1 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Dolby Dames!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Brian Thousand!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, Winston Howard and John Mangel.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Decent striking displayed by Thousand there.

It looks like Dolby Dames has been cut.
Dames dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Dames lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Thousand is looking to slow Dames down with leg kicks.
Dames throws a leg kick but Thousand moved away.
Dames dodges the punch combination from Thousand.
Dames misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Thousand.
Dames tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Thousand misses with a low kick.
Dames looks for a takedown but Thousand sprawls well.
Thousand avoids the body shot from Dames.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Thousand lands the left hand.
Thousand ducks under a wild hook from Dames.
Thousand lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Dames backs up against the cage.
Dames lands an overhand right.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!

Dames moves into range and clinches up with Thousand.
Thousand makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Thousand is looking to control Dames's arms but Dames gets an underhook and turns him. Now Thousand has his back to the cage.
Dames goes for a takedown attempt but Thousand pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Dames looks to score with a jab to the body but Thousand is just out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dames doesn't manage to clinch there - Thousand circles away.
Thousand will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Dames fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Thousand manages to avoid it.
Thousand throws a low kick but Dames moves out of range easily.
Dames misses with a two punch combination.
Dames's jab looks to have found its range, popping Thousand under the eye.
Thousand throws a leg kick which misses Dames's front leg but catches the back leg as Dames tries to avoid it.
Dames shoots in but Thousand avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dolby Dames. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dames avoids the body shot from Thousand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dames throws a jab but it's blocked by Thousand.
A nice inside leg kick there by Dames. That's going to slow Thousand down.
Dames uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Thousand.
Dolby Dames seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice sprawl there from Thousand as Dames shoots in.
Dames throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Dames scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Thousand doesn't seem bothered though.
Dames tries to clinch but Thousand moves out of range.
Thousand ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Thousand scores with a jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dames uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Thousand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jab from Thousand.
Thousand keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Dames.

Dames rushes Thousand and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Dames misses with a punch to the body.
Dames doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Dames makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.

Dames decides to pull guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Dames is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Thousand defends well.
Dames 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.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Dolby Dames will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Dolby Dames's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Dames missing with a left hand there. Thousand was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Thousand misses with a body shot.
Thousand throws a leg kick but Dames sees it coming and moves out of range.
Thousand connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Dames's hands.
Thousand tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Dames was well out of range. Poor timing from Thousand.
Thousand takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dames dips to his left and cracks Thousand with an uppercut!
Dames throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Dames throws a shot from downtown. Thousand moves away and avoids it.
Thousand avoids the body shot from Dames.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Thousand throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Dames misses with a body shot.
Thousand is looking to slow Dames down with leg kicks.
Dames takes one on the chin but seems OK.

Dolby Dames's cut is getting worse.
Thousand keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Dames.
Thousand throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Thousand slips a straight right by Dames.

Dames gets a double leg takedown into Thousand's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dames engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Thousand is trying to control the position but Dames postures up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dames stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Thousand swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Thousand is trying to control the position but Dames postures up.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Brian Thousand was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Dames misses with a body shot.
Dames throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Dames misses the shot to the body.
Thousand throws a right and a left that Dames avoids nicely.
Thousand lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
That kick from Thousand tenderised Dames's leg. Dames is trying to keep his angry face on.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thousand throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Thousand keeps the fight on the outside.
Thousand takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Dames steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Thousand.
Thousand displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Dames.
Thousand throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Dames keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Thousand chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Brian Thousand is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thousand misses with a low kick as Dames jumps back.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Thousand throws a looping overhand right but Dames ducks down to avoid it.

Dames dives in and scores a takedown into Thousand's guard.
Thousand is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Dames stands and throws Thousand's legs to the side, diving into side control.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Dames moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Thousand can't do much from the bottom here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Dolby Dames will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Dolby Dames's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Thousand circles away from the clinch attempt
enabling Thousand to counter with a crisp jab.
Nice sprawl there from Thousand as Dames shoots in.
Thousand throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Dames looks to score with a jab to the body but Thousand is just out of range.
Thousand throws a nice inside leg kick.
Thousand moves away from the strike by Dames.
Thousand takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Thousand tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Dames was well out of range. Poor timing from Thousand.
Dames is looking to wear down Thousand with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Thousand jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Dames avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Dames listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Thousand rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Dames moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Dames takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Dames checks the leg kick nicely there.
Dames throws a hook but Thousand avoids it easily.
Dames takes a swing at Thousand's ribcage but misses.
Dames throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Dames rushes Thousand and presses him up against the cage.
Thousand wants to stall.
Thousand stalls.

Dames works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Thousand keeping moving, preventing Dames from controlling successfully.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Thousand can do anything to dispel that myth.
Dames wants to pass the guard but Thousand is keeping the position.
Thousand looking to hit a scissor sweep but Dames is one step ahead there.
Thousand has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Dolby Dames is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thousand is trying to control the position from the bottom.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Dames controls from within his opponent's guard.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Brian Thousand.
Thousand ducks under a wild hook from Dames.
Dames bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Dames throws an off balance right hand
and Dames takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Dames throws a body punch but Thousand moves out of range.
Brian Thousand has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Dames throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Thousand tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Dames is in Thousand's guard.
Dames showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Dames trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Thousand trying to keep a closed guard but Dames is proving a slippery customer.
Dames trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Thousand not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Thousand wants to stand but Dames is controlling the position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Brian Thousand has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Dames misses with a shot to the body
letting Thousand counter with a right hand.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A decent looking cross lands there for Dames.
The fight stays on the outside here - Dames looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

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 Dolby Dames.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Dames, 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 Bruno Hogan scores the fight 29:28
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight 29:28
Judge John Mangel scores the fight 30:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dolby Dames!
Dolby Dames decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.