The Syndicate: Part III PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Johannes Vaulen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Derrick Lamphere (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Derrick Lamphere has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Vaulen
vs
Lamphere

180 cm
22
170 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

180 cm
22
175 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Basic striking
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Johannes Vaulen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Derrick Lamphere!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lamphere fails with an attempt to clinch.
Good exchange - Lamphere coming out on top.
Lamphere shoots in and drives through. Vaulen sprawls well.
Vaulen throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A slapping body kick lands there for Lamphere.
Lamphere clobbers Vaulen with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Vaulen misses with a wild body shot.
Vaulen throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Vaulen lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Vaulen.
Vaulen throws a head kick that misses.

Vaulen has closed the distance and engaged Lamphere in a clinch.

Vaulen is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Lamphere can't fight it off and eventually Vaulen manages to take the fight to the floor. Lamphere looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Vaulen with a flurry of punches that miss.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Vaulen wants to pass the guard but Lamphere is keeping the position.
Vaulen stands up out of Lamphere's guard for a moment - Lamphere manages to land a nice upkick.
Vaulen passes easily into side control. Nice work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lamphere wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Vaulen is breathing heavily.
Lamphere is trying to get back to half guard.
Lamphere is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Vaulen off and has taken his back!
Will Lamphere go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?
Lamphere wants to control but Vaulen manages to buck him off and is now in Lamphere's guard! Nice work there by Vaulen!
Vaulen wants to control from the top but Lamphere keeps moving.
Lamphere manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Vaulen manages to get himself to full guard.
Vaulen lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Lamphere!
Lamphere tries to reverse the position but Vaulen maintains control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lamphere is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Lamphere throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Lamphere regains half guard.
Lamphere is pressing down on Vaulen's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.

Lamphere has his feet on Vaulen's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Vaulen tries a head kick but it misses.

Vaulen scores a takedown into full mount!
Lamphere regains half guard.
Vaulen working the head and body with strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vaulen looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Vaulen is taking a breather. Lamphere says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Lamphere tries to roll over but Vaulen keeps him under control.
Ground and pound from Vaulen.
Vaulen content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Vaulen wants to take a breather but Lamphere is having none of it.
Vaulen works his foot free and advances to mount.
Lamphere tries to lock up and control but Vaulen gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Vaulen prevents Lamphere from getting the reversal.
Vaulen dominating with strikes here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lamphere is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Vaulen misses with a head shot.
Lamphere regains half guard.
Vaulen winds up and cracks Lamphere with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Lamphere is trying to stand.

Lamphere kicks off Vaulen and gets to his feet.

Lamphere shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Vaulen is on the bottom, trying to hold on to half guard. He's throwing a few small shots here, to keep his opponent honest.
Vaulen has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Lamphere is working away from the top position though.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Vaulen is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Vaulen gets full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Vaulen shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Vaulen was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Vaulen avoids the attempt from Lamphere to control.
Johannes Vaulen overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
BOOM! Vaulen connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Lamphere working to try and regain half guard.
Vaulen is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Lamphere can't stay in a position like this for much longer.

Lamphere is rocked!
Vaulen with a couple of short strikes.
Lamphere is still in real trouble! Can Vaulen finish him?
Vaulen landing shots from mount.
Vaulen lands a nice shot to the head.
Vaulen is in the full mount, landing strikes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Vaulen scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Lamphere?
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Lamphere wants to control but Vaulen is having none of it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vaulen lands with some strikes.
Lamphere bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Vaulen keeping moving, preventing Lamphere from controlling successfully.
Vaulen lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Lamphere!
Lamphere can't escape the position.
Vaulen working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Vaulen lands a big elbow.
Vaulen connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Vaulen punishing his opponent with strikes.

Vaulen looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Lamphere is desperately trying to improve his position but Vaulen has a good base and remains in mount.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vaulen lands a nice shot to the head.
Lamphere manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Vaulen slips a nice elbow through Lamphere's hands, connecting with Lamphere's forehead.
Lamphere keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Lamphere wants to improve his position but Vaulen is controlling well.
Vaulen is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Nice strikes from Vaulen there.
Vaulen passes into side control, despite Lamphere's attempt to control the position.
Lamphere takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Vaulen scoring with punches and elbows.
Vaulen lands a nice forearm strike.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vaulen lands a nice forearm strike.
Vaulen trying to control the action but Lamphere is working from the bottom.
Lamphere is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Vaulen has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Vaulen has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Vaulen breaks from Lamphere's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Vaulen is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Lamphere can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Vaulen landing strikes from the mount.
Lamphere in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Lamphere really wants to buck Vaulen off and get back to his feet.
Lamphere gets back to half guard.
Vaulen drops an elbow to the side of Lamphere's head.
Vaulen landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lamphere wants to control but Vaulen is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Vaulen is nestled in close to Lamphere, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Vaulen takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.

Vaulen is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.

Vaulen is trying to work for a kimura but Lamphere is defending well.
Lamphere avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Vaulen.
Vaulen working over Lamphere with some ground and pound. Lamphere looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Vaulen takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Lamphere has hold of Vaulen's hands but Vaulen slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Vaulen controlling the action here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Johannes Vaulen dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Vaulen tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Lamphere bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Crack! A monster head kick from Vaulen and Lamphere falls like a tree - timbeeeeeeeeeeerrrr! A highlight reel knockout by Vaulen!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:18 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Johannes Vaulen!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Neo Flex (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fernandes el Maya (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying el Maya's choice of entrance music: Mr. president-Coco jambo. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!

Flex
vs
el Maya

180 cm
19
187 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

182 cm
22
187 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

Good takedowns
Counter striker
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Neo Flex!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Fernandes el Maya!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
el Maya fails with the takedown.
el Maya looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
el Maya shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Flex pinned against the cage. Flex gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.

Flex changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. el Maya looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.

Flex has hold of el Maya's arm. He's looking for a kimura. el Maya seems comfortable defending it but Flex has shifted his position slighty and is cranking on the arm! el Maya is real pain and he's forced to tap out! el Maya is disgusted with himself for not defending it better but Flex couldn't care less - he's delighted!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Neo Flex!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
53%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dan Bowbish (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pedro Perro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Bowbish
vs
Perro

190 cm
22
255 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

193 cm
20
225 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Determined

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Dan Bowbish!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Pedro Perro!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bowbish scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Perro looks frusrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Perro fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Perro misses with a low kick as Bowbish jumps back.
Bowbish misses with a straight left.
Nice shot lands for Bowbish.
Perro tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Nice sprawl there from Bowbish as Perro shoots in.
Dan Bowbish has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Pedro Perro.

Perro tries to keep at a distance but Bowbish has taken the fight into the clinch.
Bowbish wants a takedown.
Bowbish goes for a body shot but it's blocked.

Bowbish breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Bowbish throws a jab but it's blocked by Perro.
Perro lands with a thumping leg kick.
Bowbish tries to clinch up.
Bowbish misses with a takedown attempt
and Perro counters with a body kick.
Bowbish is breathing heavily.
Perro scores with a head kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Perro fails with a takedown attempt.
Perro shoots in but Bowbish avoids the takedown attempt easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Perro.

Bowbish drives through and clinches with Perro against the cage.

Perro breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Bowbish gets a takedown into half guard.
Bowbish throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Bowbish trying to control from half guard but Perro is working away.
Bowbish is really struggling to control Perro but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Bowbish throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Perro blocking the ground and pound attempt from Bowbish.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Perro keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Bowbish throwing shots but Perro is blocking nicely.
Perro is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Bowbish scores with a couple of nice shots.
Bowbish is tying to control. Perro wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Perro keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Bowbish uses his free foot to push down on Perro's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Perro.
Bowbish is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Perro can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Bowbish sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bowbish trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Perro is working to get back to half guard.
Bowbish lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Perro tries to lock up and control but Bowbish gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Bowbish with good strikes from the mount here!
Bowbish working Perro over with strikes here.
Perro tries to hold on but Bowbish postures up.
Bowbish fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Perro manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Bowbish stops Perro from getting back to his feet.
Perro trying to hold on to Bowbish's head to control him but Bowbish postures up.
Perro is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Bowbish's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Bowbish's back!
Perro has good solid back control here.
Bowbish is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bowbish breaks Perro's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Perro utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dan Bowbish dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Perro throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Perro tries to clinch but Bowbish moves out of range.
Bowbish scores with a jab to the body.
Perro pivots, looking for a leg kick but Bowbish is out of range and Perro settles back down.
Horrible takedown by Bowbish or perhaps it was just good defense by Perro which made him look bad.
Perro takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Bowbish swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Bowbish misses with a hook.
Perro misses with a hook

and Bowbish counters with a nice double leg into side control. Perro won't be happy with that.
Bowbish looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Perro is avoiding damage well.
Bowbish scores with punches from side control.
Bowbish wants to stand but Perro has his arm trapped.
Perro manages to get back to half guard.
Perro is trying is best to control the position here.
Bowbish lands with a punch from half guard.

Perro is rocked!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bowbish scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Perro is still in real trouble! Can Bowbish finish him?
Perro is breathing heavily.
Bowbish is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Bowbish uses his free foot to push down on Perro's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Perro.
Perro seems to have recovered his senses.
Perro in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Bowbish controlling from mount.
Perro is squirming around, avoiding Bowbish's attempts to control the action.
Perro tries to lock up and control but Bowbish gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Bowbish lands with some strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bowbish with shots to the head and body - Perro looks very uncomfortable down there.
Bowbish postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Perro looks a forlorn figure.
Bowbish wants to control the pace but Perro is squirming around nicely.
Bowbish lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Perro hang on?
Bowbish unloading with bombs!
Bowbish controlling the pace for now.
Bowbish in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Perro is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Bowbish prevents Perro from getting the reversal.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bowbish has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Perro's face.
Dan Bowbish overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Bowbish can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Perro is looking to escape.
Bowbish throwing strikes here but Perro is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Bowbish lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Perro hang on?
Bowbish thowing shots but they're missing.
Perro tries to hold on but Bowbish postures up.
Bowbish controlling the pace for now.
Bowbish landing strikes, looking to finish!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bowbish looking to control but Perro is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Bowbish with good strikes from the mount here!
Perro is trying desperately to improve position.

Bowbish is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Perro has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Perro!
Perro trying to control the position from guard on top but Bowbish is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Perro prevents Bowbish from getting back to his feet.
Bowbish looking for a sweep. Not yet Bowbish, not yet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Perro wants to clinch up but Bowbish keeps it at a distance.
Perro takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Bowbish misses with a wild combination.
Perro gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and Bowbish counters with a takedown into side control.
Perro is looking for a sweep.
Perro parries the strikes from Bowbish easily there. Bowbish is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Perro to escape.
Perro defending against the ground and pound.
Bowbish wants to take a breather but Perro manages to regain guard - a lesson learnt for Bowbish.
Perro controls Bowbish momentarily but Bowbish frees himself.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Bowbish loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Perro working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Bowbish.
Bowbish trying to stand up but can't free himself from Perro's guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Bowbish throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Left hook, right uppercut from Bowbish.
Dan Bowbish is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bowbish scores with a nice right hand.
Bowbish connects with a good right hand that stumbles Perro. Perro circles away out of range and recomposes himself.

Bowbish clinches up against the cage.
Bowbish is leaning against Perro and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Bowbish wants a takedown but no success here.
Bowbish prevents Perro from breaking the clinch.
Bowbish tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.

Perro escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Perro explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Perro goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Perro shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Bowbish.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Perro tries to improve position but can't.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Bowbish decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Bowbish throws a series of punches but Perro moves out of range.
A head kick misses from Perro.

Bowbish closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.

Bowbish is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Perro knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Bowbish connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Perro some visible discomfort.
Perro taking a bit of punishment here - Bowbish scoring with strikes.
Bowbish working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.

Bowbish decides to stand up, so the ref orders Perro to his feet.
Bowbish looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Perro is fending him off so far but Bowbish persists. Nope, Perro circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dan Bowbish. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Perro fails with the takedown.
Bowbish moves away from the strike by Perro.
Perro is looking to slow Bowbish down with leg kicks.
Perro throws a push kick but Bowbish slaps the foot to one side.
Perro gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and Bowbish counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Bowbish tries to free his leg and advance position but Perro is retaining full guard.
Perro is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Bowbish scoring with some ground and pound.
Bowbish not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Perro preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Bowbish passes Perro's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Nice strikes from Bowbish there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Perro is staying active underneath Bowbish, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Perro keeping control of the position.
Bowbish is thwarting Perro's attempts to control the position.
Bowbish wants to control but Perro is keeping him busy.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Perro is trying to maintain the position but Bowbish is very close to passing his half guard.
Pedro Perro has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Perro with a lazy takedown attempt

and Bowbish counters by moving into the clinch.

And that's the end of the fight!
Dan Bowbish showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Bowbish, 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dan Bowbish!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
91%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mick Dundee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bear Grills (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Dundee
vs
Grills

185 cm
19
194 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

185 cm
21
185 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Mick Dundee!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Bear Grills!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dundee throws a series of punches but Grills moves out of range.
Dundee tries to clinch but Grills is having none of it.
Grills shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Grills misses with a leg kick.

Grills gets caught flat footed, as Dundee shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Grills 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.
Dundee trying to control the position from guard on top but Grills is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Grills 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.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Dundee accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Dundee is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Dundee tries to free his leg and advance position but Grills is retaining full guard.
Dundee preventing the sweep.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Dundee drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Grills dives on top into guard.
Dundee working a defensive guard here.
Grills looking to pass the guard.

Dundee working for a triangle but Grills defends it easily.
Grills lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Dundee keeping moving, preventing Grills from controlling successfully.
Dundee with a couple of shots from the bottom there - nothing Grills can't handle though.
Dundee 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.
Dundee looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Dundee avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dundee managing to control the position.
Dundee is breathing heavily.

Grills decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Dundee, up you get!
Grills misses with a takedown

and Dundee counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Dundee.

Dundee manages to pull guard.

Grills drops back looking for a leg! Dundee is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Dundee manages to kick Grills off! Grills jumps back into Dundee's guard.
Grills stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Dundee swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Grills throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Dundee works some decent striking defense from the bottom.

Dundee is looking for a triangle but Grills pushes his legs off easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grills with a nice head shot there.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Grills trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Dundee wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Grills is now in half guard.
Grills is keen to just control but Dundee is a slippery customer.
Dundee is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Grills scores with a couple of nice shots.
Grills prevents Dundee from improving his position.
Dundee trying to control from the bottom.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Dundee is looking to slow Grills down with leg kicks.
Dundee has his takedown stuffed

and Grills counters with a nice double leg into side control. Dundee won't be happy with that.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A bit of a lull in the action here.
Grills in side control lands a decent elbow.
Grills wants to control but Dundee is keeping him busy.
Dundee has control of an arm but Grills manages to advance to Grills's back!
The crowd hopeful of a finish here - Grills's supporters are on their feet, screaming for him to go for the rear naked choke.
Oooh a big shot gets through from Grills. Many more shots like that and the referee will have to think about stepping in!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Grills lands a shot to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dundee tries to escape but Grills has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
Dundee is taking damage to the body and head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bear Grills dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Grills looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Grills with a poor takedown

and Dundee counters with a single leg into guard. Grills didn't expect that.
Dundee trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Dundee is working hard here to advance position.
Grills is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Dundee preventing the sweep.
Grills lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Dundee!
Dundee working to try and regain half guard.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Grills cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Bear Grills has got the better of the ground game so far.
Grills avoids the attempt from Dundee to control.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Grills fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!

That's one minute gone in the round.
BOOM! Grills connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Grills unloading with bombs!
Grills lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Dundee hang on?

Dundee defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Grills.
Dundee tries to hold on but Grills pushes him away.
Dundee is trying desperately to improve position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Grills connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Dundee is looking to get to half guard.
Dundee wants to hold on but Grills pushes him away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dundee gets back to half guard.
Dundee trying to control here.
Dundee manages to get to full guard.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:36 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Mick Dundee!

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A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
64%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Augusto Ricardo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lewis Razor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!

Ricardo
vs
Razor

155 cm
22
140 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

170 cm
22
130 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Augusto Ricardo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Lewis Razor!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ricardo shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Razor pinned against the cage. Razor gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Ricardo.
Ricardo throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Razor's waist but Razor gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Ricardo off to one side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Augusto Ricardo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Razor keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Ricardo.

Razor gets caught flat footed, as Ricardo shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Ricardo loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Ricardo loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Razor preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Ricardo throwing strikes from guard but Razor blocks nicely.
Ricardo might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Ricardo content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Ricardo 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.
Ricardo postures up in Razor's guard and throws a big left but Razor blocks it.
Ricardo throwing strikes but missing.
Razor keeping full guard, as Ricardo tries to pass.

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

Ricardo shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Ricardo was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ricardo has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Razor's face.
Ricardo wants to control the pace but Razor is squirming around nicely.
Ricardo working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Ricardo wants to control the pace but Razor is squirming around nicely.
Razor is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Ricardo misses with some ground and pound and Razor recovers position to half guard.
Ricardo throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Ricardo not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Razor avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Ricardo.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ricardo slows the pace down in half guard.
Ricardo is keen to just control but Razor is a slippery customer.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Ricardo looks to land a left hand but Razor moved out of range nicely.
Razor throws out a powerful jab.
Ricardo throws a series of punches but Razor moves out of range.
Razor stuffs the takedown.
Ricardo will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Augusto Ricardo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ricardo misses with a few strikes there.
Razor connects with a looping right hand.
Ricardo takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.

Ricardo is rocked!
Ricardo falls off balance throwing a combination
and Razor counters with a huge uppercut, hook combination that drops Ricardo! The ref has seen enough - he's dived in to stop the fight! Brutal strikes by Razor!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Lewis Razor!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
56%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sione Finau (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Freddie Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Smith comes into a darkened arena with his song building. 'Sabotage' by the Beastie Boys kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!

Finau
vs
Smith

191 cm
22
300 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

225 cm
22
300 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Solid 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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Sione Finau!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Freddie Smith!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smith lands a jab to the head.
Smith lands with a nice body punch.
Smith tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Smith misses with a double jab.

Finau clinches with his opponent.

Finau has picked Smith up - he's going for a ride! Finau dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Smith looks gassed!
Finau keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Smith pushes Finau off looking to stand but Finau dives back in and keeps control.
Smith tries to roll over but Finau keeps him under control.
Finau looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Finau is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Smith scrambles, trying to get to his feet, but Finau manages to mount him!
Finau controlling his opponent.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
A nice elbow there by Finau.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith really wants to buck Finau off and get back to his feet.
Smith is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Finau looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Finau landing strikes from the mount and Smith is in trouble!

Smith is rocked!

It looks like Freddie Smith has been cut.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Finau dominating with strikes here.
Smith is still in real trouble! Can Finau finish him?
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!

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

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Smith circles away from the clinch attempt.
Finau doesn't manage to clinch there - Smith circles away.
Smith swats away the attempt to clinch by Finau.
Finau throws a lazy right hand but Smith sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Freddie Smith is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Finau doesn't manage to clinch there - Smith circles away.
Finau shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Smith as he avoids it easily.
Finau throws a series of punches but Smith moves out of range.
Finau wants to clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Finau tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Freddie Smith seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Smith bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Finau swinging wilding here.
The fight stays on the outside here - Finau looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Finau is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Smith staying out of range there.
The fight stays on the outside here - Finau looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Finau looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Smith avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Smith seems to have recovered his senses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Smith wants to slow Finau down by chopping away at his legs.

Finau moves into the clinch successfully.

Finau wants the takedown. Smith is fighting it off but Finau persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Smith's guard against the cage.
Smith really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Finau. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Finau is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Finau's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Smith trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!

Smith scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Finau showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Smith.
Smith tries to land a front kick but Finau steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Smith pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Smith moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.

Finau darts in and clinches Smith up against the cage.

Finau is trying to trip Smith. He has hold of a leg but Smith is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Finau persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Finau lands a couple of digs.
Finau not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Finau 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.
Finau working some strikes from top position.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Smith can do anything to dispel that myth.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Finau postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Smith is looking to stand back up but Finau counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Smith.
Smith bucks up and tries to throw Finau off but instead Finau has got his back!
Smith covers up after that shot from Finau.

That has opened up Freddie Smith's cut even more.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for leaving it all in the cage!
Finau punishes Smith with strikes from the back mount.
Smith has the hand control, trying to stop the rear naked choke.
Smith can't escape the position.
Smith has the hand control, trying to stop the rear naked choke.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Finau lands a punch that was close to the back of the head but the ref thinks it's OK.
Finau lands a shot to the head.
Smith rolls, trying to escape but Finau keeps control of the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sione Finau dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Freddie Smith's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Finau connects with a nice cross there... Smith is looking wobbly and Finau recognises it - he's rushed in and lands two more brutal shots that send Smith to the canvas, out cold! A brutal finish to the fight - Finau jumps onto the cage to celebrate with the crowd!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Sione Finau!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Dexter Andrews (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Scott Marshall (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dexter Andrews had real problems making weight for this fight. After initially coming in at 156.1lbs, he had two hours to make the official fight weight. He made it but it will have taken a lot out of him to cut those extra few pounds. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.

Andrews
vs
Marshall

180 cm
22
163 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

203 cm
22
165 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
Prefers ground

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Dexter Andrews!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Scott Marshall!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Marshall shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Andrews pinned against the cage. Andrews gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.

Andrews gets the takedown into side control.

Andrews swings around for an armbar but Marshall sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Andrews's guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Marshall accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Marshall is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Andrews wants to stand but Marshall is controlling the position.
Andrews looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Marshall passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Marshall is looking to take a break and control but Andrews is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Andrews manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Andrews has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Andrews goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Marshall is on top in guard.
Andrews is breathing heavily.
Marshall working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Andrews working for a triangle but Marshall defends it easily.
Marshall wants to pass the guard but Andrews is keeping the position.
Marshall has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Andrews is proving hard to escape from.
Marshall is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.

Andrews has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Marshall can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Andrews keeping moving, preventing Marshall from controlling successfully.

Andrews has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Marshall can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Marshall won't allow Andrews to sweep him here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Andrews throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.

Andrews working for submissions but it's allowed Marshall to get to half guard.
Marshall is looking to take a break and control but Andrews is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Andrews wants to improve his position but Marshall is controlling well.
Marshall trying to control from half guard but Andrews is working away.
Marshall prevents Andrews from improving his position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Andrews shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Marshall counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Andrews thinking.
Andrews avoids the head kick by Marshall.
Nice takedown defense from Andrews. No joy for Marshall on that attempt.

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

Andrews drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Andrews jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.

Andrews drops back, looking for a kneebar! Marshall looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Marshall looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Marshall!
Andrews manages to get back to half guard.
Marshall is tying to control. Andrews wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Andrews moves into full guard.

Andrews has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Marshall can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Marshall wants to control from the top but Andrews keeps moving.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Andrews is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Marshall trying to stand up but can't free himself from Andrews's guard.
Andrews wants to sweep here but Marshall controlling him for the moment.
Andrews is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

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

Andrews is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Marshall is just riding it out for now. Andrews eventually gives up the hold.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Andrews trying to mount his opponent but Marshall defends it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Andrews looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Marshall!
Marshall is wriggling around here but as he tries to escape, Andrews has taken his back.
Marshall rolls, trying to escape but Andrews keeps control of the position.

Marshall defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Andrews's arms.
Marshall tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Marshall is trying to escape the mount.
Marshall tries to hold on but Andrews postures up.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Marshall is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.

Andrews is controlling this nicely and is looking to make no mistakes. Marshall is trying to wiggle out of this horrible position. Marshall flips to his side and attempts to get a leg in for half guard. Andrews anticipates the leg and manages to get behind Marshall and secures both hooks! This could be bad! Andrews slips an arm under Marshall chin and tries to position for a rear naked choke. Andrews has worked the choke in now and it looks tight. Andrews is squeezing on Marshall like an anaconda would it's prey. Marshall fails to tap and has fallen unconscious! We've got ourselves a winner by way of a rear naked choke!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Dexter Andrews!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Co-main event

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Fosters Beer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Quinton Palmer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Beer
vs
Palmer

183 cm
22
190 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

188 cm
18
196 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Decent elbows
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Determined

Infliction Fight Gear

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Fosters Beer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Quinton Palmer!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Beer dodges the punch combination from Palmer.
Beer doesn't manage to clinch there - Palmer circles away.
Beer avoids the head kick by Palmer.
Palmer wants to clinch up but Beer keeps it at a distance.

Palmer looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Palmer working Beer over with strikes.
Palmer passes to side control.
Beer is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Palmer has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Palmer working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.

Palmer thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Beer is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Palmer asserts his dominance and retains side control.

Palmer looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Palmer looks gassed!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Palmer has knee on belly and moves into mount.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Beer is trying to stand.

Palmer is working for a guillotine from mount but Beer frees his head quite easily.
Beer is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Palmer is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Beer can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Beer knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Palmer on the ground.

Palmer working for a submission but Beer is keeping him at bay.

Palmer has control of Beer's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Beer regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Palmer lands a big shot there that rocks Beer but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.

Palmer quickly switches position and commits to an armbar! It's a big risk for Palmer but it's paid off an Beer is forced to tap! Nice work by Palmer.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:04 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Quinton Palmer!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
82%

Main event

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Randall Theodoros (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Martin Barrett (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Theodoros's entrance music is When Worlds Collide. A fine choice. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Theodoros
vs
Barrett

183 cm
22
213 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

194 cm
19
205 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Tends to cut

Drago's Choice

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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Randall Theodoros!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Martin Barrett!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Theodoros looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Theodoros is nestled in close to Barrett, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.

It looks like Martin Barrett has been cut.
Barrett wants to get back to his feet.

Barrett kicks off Theodoros and gets to his feet.
Barrett misses with a looping right.
Barrett walks into a straight right hand from Theodoros.
Barrett misses with a series of wild punches.
Barrett shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Theodoros counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Barrett throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Theodoros.
Barrett clinches but Theodoros breaks the clinch

and Theodoros counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Theodoros crunches a lovely knee into Barrett's ribcage.
Barrett wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Theodoros has him pressed against the cage.
Barrett can't break the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Barrett misses with the head strike.

Theodoros breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Theodoros throws a head kick that half lands.
A shot to de liver by Theodoros. Beautiful body shot.

Theodoros has managed to clinch.
Barrett wants to break the clinch but can't.

Barrett is fighting off a takedown attempt but Theodoros is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Barrett to the mat. Barrett regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.

Theodoros stands up from Barrett's guard - Theodoros perhaps looking for a knockout.
Barrett looks gassed!
Theodoros takes a head kick and keeps coming.
A head kick by Theodoros misses

so Barrett counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Theodoros tries to land a sweep but no joy.

Theodoros working for a triangle but Barrett defends it easily.

Theodoros looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Theodoros has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Barrett can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Theodoros wants to sweep but no luck.

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

Theodoros looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.

Barrett kicks off Theodoros and gets to his feet.

Theodoros bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Theodoros is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Barrett is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Barrett tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Theodoros passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Barrett!
Barrett in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Theodoros lands a big elbow.

Barrett is rocked!

That has opened up Martin Barrett's cut even more.
Theodoros trying to control but Barrett is having none of it.
Barrett is still in real trouble! Can Theodoros finish him?
Barrett seems to have recovered his senses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barrett wants to get back to his feet.

Theodoros moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Barrett has worked his arm free - good work by Barrett!
Barrett regains half guard there - taking advantage of Theodoros's attempt to lay and pray for a moment.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Theodoros decides to stand up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Randall Theodoros dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Martin Barrett's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Barrett with an attempt at a knee that misses.

Theodoros escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Theodoros fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Barrett manages to avoid it.
Theodoros throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

Theodoros pushes Barrett up against the cage in a clinch.
Barrett using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Theodoros has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Barrett with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Barrett drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Theodoros gets the underhooks and prevents it.

Theodoros breaks from the clinch.
Theodoros misses with a head kick.
Barrett tries to clinch up

and Theodoros counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Barrett taking some punishment here, with Theodoros in his half guard.

Martin Barrett's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.

Theodoros decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Theodoros throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Barrett moves out of range of the body kick from Theodoros.
Decent striking displayed by Theodoros there.

Theodoros scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Theodoros takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Theodoros throwing shots but Barrett is blocking nicely.
Theodoros trying to control the action but Barrett is working from the bottom.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Theodoros missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Barrett is trying to stand back up but Theodoros is controlling him
Barrett is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Theodoros's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Theodoros's back!
Theodoros breaks Barrett's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Theodoros postures up in Barrett's guard and throws a big left but Barrett blocks it.
Theodoros might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.

Theodoros gets to his feet - Barrett follows without any prompting.

Theodoros moves into the clinch successfully.
Barrett avoiding damage as Theodoros throws knees to the body.
Barrett wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Theodoros keeps control of Barrett as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

Barrett breaks from the clinch.

Theodoros looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Barrett has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Theodoros is working away from the top position though.
Theodoros has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Barrett wants to control but Theodoros is having none of it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Theodoros trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Theodoros won't let Barrett get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Barrett is trying desperately to improve position.
Theodoros raining down shots from the mount!

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:04 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Randall Theodoros!