SEC 87: Banner vs Benjamin 2 PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Sam Maniche (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hattori Chiba (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!

Maniche
vs
Chiba

176 cm
26
156 lbs
13 - 15 - 1

170 cm
27
160 lbs
8 - 5 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

Powerful takedowns
Solid Muay Thai
Powerful

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 13 - 15 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Sam Maniche!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Hattori Chiba!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, Eliza Hachem and Bruno Hogan.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Maniche throws a jab when Chiba was well out of range.
Maniche throws a front kick aimed at Chiba's knee but Chiba avoids it well.
Chiba defending well as Maniche loads up on a big left hand.
Maniche swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Maniche falls off balance throwing a combination

and Chiba counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.

Chiba seems to be working for a kimura but Maniche defends the submission attempt.

Chiba is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Maniche is trying to stand.
It looks like Chiba is going to stand back up.
Chiba tries to pass to full mount but Maniche defends it.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Chiba seems to be working for a kimura but Maniche defends the submission attempt.

Chiba is trying to work for a kimura but Maniche is defending well.

Maniche pushes Chiba off and gets back to his feet.
Maniche throws a left and a right that both miss

and Chiba counters with a shoot takedown. Maniche fights it but they end up in guard.
Maniche keeping full guard, as Chiba tries to pass.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Chiba is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Maniche is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Maniche has escaped and now he's on top!
Maniche has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Chiba is proving hard to escape from.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chiba is trying to control the position but Maniche postures up.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Maniche wants to stand but Chiba is controlling his posture from full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chiba trying to control the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

OK we're going to have a standup here. Hattori Chiba hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Chiba uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Maniche.
Maniche misses with a wild combination.
Maniche scores with a three punch combo!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maniche throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Maniche thuds his right hand into Chiba's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
A jab from Maniche misses.
A combination from Maniche does no damage.
Maniche scores with a shot to the body.
Chiba closes the distance and clinches up with Maniche, looking for a takedown. Chiba pushes Maniche against the cage but Maniche circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.

Chiba shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Maniche is looking to stand up but Chiba isn't so interested in that idea.
Maniche is breathing heavily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Chiba wants to pass the guard but Maniche is keeping the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Maniche misses with an uppercut.
Chiba dodges the punch combination from Maniche.
A combination from Maniche does no damage.
Chiba slips a straight right by Maniche.
Chiba slips a jab and a cross from Maniche.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Maniche throws a head kick but Chiba moves out of range.
Maniche throws a head kick that misses.
A telegraphed right hand from Maniche misses the target.
Chiba dodges the punch combination from Maniche.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chiba looks for a takedown but Maniche sprawls well.
Chiba shoots in but Maniche avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Maniche fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Chiba manages to avoid it.
Maniche tried to score with a low kick but Chiba checks it.
Chiba defending well as Maniche loads up on a big left hand.
Maniche is looking to chop away at Chiba's legs.
Maniche misses with a wild combination.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chiba slips under a jab from Maniche.
Maniche throws a jab when Chiba was well out of range.
Maniche swings for the body but Chiba moves out of range.
Maniche lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Chiba circles away quickly and effectively.
Sam Maniche seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Maniche throws a body punch but Chiba moves out of range.
Maniche throws a sloppy head kick

and Chiba counters with a takedown into side control.

Chiba tries for a kimura but Maniche is defending well.

Chiba tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Chiba is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Maniche has escaped the position, nice work there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Chiba stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Maniche misses with a double jab.
Maniche scores with a punch to the head.
Sam Maniche is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Maniche slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Chiba moves away from the strike by Maniche.

Chiba dives in and scores a takedown into Maniche's guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Chiba gets to his feet - Maniche follows without any prompting.
Maniche will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Sam Maniche is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Chiba showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Maniche.
Maniche throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Chiba sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Maniche misses with a leg kick

and Chiba counters with a single leg into guard. Maniche didn't expect that.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Chiba decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Maniche, up you get!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Maniche looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Maniche throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.

Maniche gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hattori Chiba 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. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Chiba fails with the takedown.
Maniche throws a leg kick

and Chiba counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Chiba has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Maniche is proving hard to escape from.
Chiba must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Chiba prevents Maniche from getting back to his feet.
Chibais looking to pass into half guard but Maniche pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Maniche is in guard.

Maniche stands up from Chiba's guard - Maniche perhaps looking for a knockout.
Maniche misses with a double jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice takedown defense from Maniche. No joy for Chiba on that attempt.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Maniche throws a left and a right that both miss

and Chiba counters with a takedown into side control.

Chiba decides to stand up, so the ref orders Maniche to his feet.
Maniche throws a right and a left that both miss.
Chiba shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Maniche pinned against the cage. Maniche gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Sam Maniche has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hattori Chiba.
Chiba dodges the punch combination from Maniche.
Maniche defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Chiba.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chiba shoots in but Maniche avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Sloppy strikes from Maniche. Those never looked like landing.
Maniche swings for the body but Chiba moves out of range.
Maniche lands with a nice combination. Chiba backs away looking to recover.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Chiba fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Maniche misses with a jab, cross combination.
Chiba changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Maniche tries to avoid it but Chiba manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Maniche to the ground. Maniche escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Some bone on bone action there as Chiba checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maniche misses with a hook to the body

and Chiba counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Chiba tries to pass the half guard into mount. Maniche knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Chiba is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.

Chiba is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Maniche is trying to stand up here but Chiba is controlling him well.

Chiba stands up and beckons Maniche to join him on the feet.
Chiba showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Maniche.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chiba shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Maniche defends it nicely.
Maniche misses with a double jab

and Chiba counters with a shoot takedown. Maniche fights it but they end up in guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Chiba won't allow Maniche to get back to his feet.
Chiba wants to get up but he can't break Maniche's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Chiba stops Maniche from standing up.
Sam Maniche has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hattori Chiba is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Chiba wants to control from the top but Maniche keeps moving.

And that's the end of the fight!
Hattori Chiba comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Chiba 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 Summer Carpenter scores the fight 27:30
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 27:30
Judge Bruno Hogan scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hattori Chiba!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
58%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Adam Pearce (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jason Orton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Orton has chosen What the World Needs Is a Few More Rednecks by Charlie Daniels as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Jason Orton will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Pearce
vs
Orton

190 cm
27
295 lbs
3 - 6 - 1

225 cm
27
295 lbs
18 - 20 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
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 3 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Adam Pearce!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 20 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jason Orton!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, Winston Howard and John Mangel.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Orton dodges the punch combination from Pearce.
Pearce looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.

It looks like Adam Pearce has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pearce lands a jab.

It looks like Jason Orton has been cut.
Pearce tests Orton's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Some wild striking there from Orton.
Pearce misses with an attempted mid kick.
Pearce looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.

Pearce lands a left and a right that send Orton crashing to the mat, dazed. Pearce thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!

Orton is rocked!
Pearce tries to bum rush Orton with a series of wild strikes but Orton uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Pearce shoots in for a takedown but Orton shows good takedown defense.
Pearce uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Orton.

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

Pearce is rocked!
Pearce is breathing heavily.
Orton lands a big uppercut and this one is all over! His foe lies motionless on the canvas - a massive one punch knockout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Jason Orton!

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 Lucas Maurer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jason Mitchell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mitchell has chosen Badass by Saliva as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Maurer
vs
Mitchell

183 cm
19
200 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

185 cm
18
200 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Lucas Maurer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jason Mitchell!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, John Mangel and Steve Erwin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mitchell takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Mitchell looks to clinch
and Maurer counters with a nice leg kick.
Mitchell tries a head kick but it misses.
Mitchell shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Maurer counters with a nice low kick that buckles Mitchell's knee momentarily.
Crunch! Maurer slams his shin into Mitchell's torso.
Mitchell looks gassed!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Maurer scores with a head kick.
Maurer thumps Mitchell with a low kick.
Maurer will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Maurer fakes the leg kick and cracks Mitchell in the body.
Maurer pushes Mitchell away with a front kick.
Lucas Maurer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Maurer feints and then cracks Mitchell's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Mitchell down.
Mitchell takes a kick to the side of the head.
Maurer fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Maurer looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Maurer connects with a leg kick. Mitchell looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Maurer throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
An inside leg kick lands from Maurer.
Nice body kick there by Maurer.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Maurer looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Maurer throws a nice inside leg kick.
Maurer throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Mitchell tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Maurer scores with a nice body kick.
Mitchell tries to clinch but Maurer moves away
and Maurer counters with an inside leg kick.
Mitchell has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Maurer.
Maurer lands with a kick to the temple. Mitchell shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Maurer circles to his right before unloading a perfect head kick! Mitchell drops to the canvas, hurt badly! Maurer follows Mitchell to the ground and unloads with a series of strikes that force the referee to step in and end the fight! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Lucas Maurer!
A victorious Lucas Maurer thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.

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 Andre Hardy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cael Sanderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Hardy might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Ambitionz Az A Ridah. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Hardy
vs
Sanderson

178 cm
20
195 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

186 cm
29
193 lbs
10 - 19 - 0

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Andre Hardy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Cael Sanderson!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, Hugh Johnson and Bruno Hogan.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No luck with that takedown attempt from Sanderson.
Hardy keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Sanderson takes one on the button.
Sanderson tries for a takedown but Hardy sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Andre Hardy has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Cael Sanderson.
Hardy fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

Sanderson scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Sanderson working the ground and pound but Hardy is defending the strikes.
Sanderson lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Hardy down.
Sloppy strikes there by Sanderson.
Sanderson working away.
Sanderson misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Hardy tries to escape but Sanderson is in control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanderson throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Hardy manages to get back to half guard.
Hardy on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Hardy tries to get out of the position.
Hardy gets back to full guard.
Hardy is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sanderson throwing strikes from guard but Hardy blocks nicely.
Hardy looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Sanderson in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Hardy trying to keep a closed guard but Sanderson is proving a slippery customer.
Sanderson must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hardy wants to sweep but no luck.

We're going to have a standup here because Andre Hardy wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Sanderson shoots in for a takedown but Hardy shows good takedown defense.
Hardy scores with a nice head shot.
Hardy stuffs the takedown attempt from Sanderson. Sanderson gets slowly back to his feet.
Hardy lands with an uppercut that bounces Sanderson off the cage and back into range.
Sanderson gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Hardy counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A jab from Hardy does it's job there.
A nice combination there by Hardy.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hardy connects with a body shot that sends Sanderson's belly button to the back.
Sanderson looks gassed!
Sanderson changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Hardy tries to avoid it but Sanderson manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Hardy to the ground. Hardy escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Hardy tries for a takedown but Sanderson sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Hardy keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Nice takedown defense from Hardy. No joy for Sanderson on that attempt.
Sanderson gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Hardy.
Hardy lands a jab to Sanderson's midsection.
Hardy lands a nice hook to Sanderson's body. Sanderson takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Hardy changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Sanderson tries to avoid it but Hardy manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Sanderson to the ground. Sanderson escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Hardy connects with a crisp jab.
Hardy scores with a shot to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sanderson shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A decent looking cross lands there for Hardy.
Cael Sanderson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hardy fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Hardy shoots in looking for a takedown. Sanderson tries to sprawl out of it but Hardy keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Sanderson manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Hardy's jab looks to have found its range, popping Sanderson under the eye.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sanderson misses with a takedown
and Hardy counters with a two punch combo.
Hardy lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Sanderson circles away quickly and effectively.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Andre Hardy dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Sanderson tries to clinch but Hardy is having none of it.
Andre Hardy is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Sanderson shoots and misses
and Hardy counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Hardy shoots in for a takedown but Sanderson shows good takedown defense.

Hardy tries to keep at a distance but Sanderson has taken the fight into the clinch.
Sanderson has Hardy pressed against the cage, preventing Hardy from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Hardy stops a takedown attempt from Sanderson.

Sanderson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Hardy, as that shot connected.
Sanderson shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Hardy as he avoids it easily.
Andre Hardy has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Cael Sanderson.
Good work by Sanderson as he checks the leg kick.
Sanderson shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hardy's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Hardy duly obliges.
Sanderson is breathing heavily.
Hardy lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Sanderson shoots for a double leg takedown but Hardy sprawls well. He's pushed Sanderson's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
A right-left combo lands from Hardy.
Hardy thuds his right hand into Sanderson's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Hardy lands an overhand right.
Sanderson shoots in but no luck this time.
Hardy is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Sanderson with a poor takedown
and Hardy counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Hardy lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hardy connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Hardy. Those never looked like landing.
Hardy cracks Sanderson with an open hand slap.
Hardy blocks a head kick by Sanderson.
Hardy lands a body shot.
Hardy feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Sandersons jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
A shot to the liver by Hardy. Beautiful body shot.
Hardy tries to score with a low kick but Sanderson moves his leg out of the way.
Sanderson takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.

Hardy drives through with a takedown into Sanderson's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Sanderson is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Hardy slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanderson throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Sanderson being controlled here, momentarily.

We're going to have a standup here because Andre Hardy wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Hardy scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Hardy defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Sanderson.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hardy shoots in but Sanderson avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Sanderson checks a low kick from Hardy.
Nice body punch from Hardy.
Sanderson looks to score with a jab to the body but Hardy is just out of range.
Hardy throws a shot to the body.
Hardy will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Sanderson takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Andre Hardy is winning the standup battle so far.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hardy misses with a series of wild punches.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Sanderson is defended easily by Hardy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Andre Hardy dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Hardy listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Sanderson moves in looking to clinch but Hardy pushes him off.
Sanderson shoots in but Hardy avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Sanderson moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Sanderson closes the distance and clinches up with Hardy, looking for a takedown. Sanderson pushes Hardy against the cage but Hardy circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Nice body punch from Hardy.
Hardy's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Hardy duly obliges.
Nice cross by Hardy.

Hardy decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Sanderson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hardy content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Hardy seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Sanderson for as long as he can get away with.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Sanderson has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Hardy is working away from the top position though.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Andre Hardy.
Sanderson will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Andre Hardy has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Cael Sanderson.
Sanderson tries to score a power double leg takedown but Hardy sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Sanderson somewhat.
Andre Hardy is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hardy uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Sanderson has time to react.
Hardy lands a head shot.
Sanderson dodges the punch combination from Hardy.
Hardy works Sanderson's body with a nice hook.
Sanderson has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Hardy wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Hardy lands a jab to the nose.
Hardy lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Hardy lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Sanderson at a distance.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hardy connects with a body shot.
Hardy lands a nice looking body shot.
Hardy misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Hardy lands a head shot.
Hardy fails with the takedown.
Hardy swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Sanderson changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Hardy tries to avoid it but Sanderson manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Hardy to the ground. Hardy escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Sanderson takes one on the chin but keeps coming.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sanderson moves forwards but Hardy connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Sanderson takes a swing at Hardy's ribcage but misses.
Sanderson shoots for a takedown but Hardy saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Sanderson takes one to the side of the head.

Hardy drives through with a takedown into Sanderson's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hardy slips nicely into half guard.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Cael Sanderson 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.

And that's the end of the fight!
Andre Hardy showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Hardy, 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 Summer Carpenter scores the fight 30:27
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight 30:27
Judge Bruno Hogan scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Andre Hardy!
A very excited looking Andre Hardy made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
55%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Trevor Hellion (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bobby Roode (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bobby Roode is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Hellion
vs
Roode

190 cm
25
215 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

191 cm
21
218 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
Solid chin

Milwaukee's Best 159's - $45

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Trevor Hellion!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Bobby Roode!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, Winston Howard and Steve Erwin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Hellion scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Roode is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Hellion scores with a couple of nice shots.
Roode wants to improve his position but Hellion is controlling well.
Roode makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Roode.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hellion is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Hellion in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Hellion postures up in Roode's guard and throws a big left but Roode blocks it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hellion chips away with some ground and pound.
Hellion tries to free his leg and advance position but Roode is retaining full guard.

Roode is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Hellion is aware though and is defending well.
Roode controls Hellion momentarily but Hellion frees himself.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Hellion throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Roode works some decent striking defense from the bottom.

Hellion avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Hellion throwing strikes but missing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hellion postures up and lands a big shot to Roode's brow.

Roode had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Hellion defends it easily.
Hellion is working Roode over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Hellion looking to pass the guard.

Hellion avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Roode looks gassed!
Hellion postures up and lands a big shot to Roode's brow.
Hellion knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Roode on the ground.
Hellion lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hellion stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Roode swivels though and keeps the full guard.

Roode looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Hellion scoring with some ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hellion lands a couple of elbows.
Roode wants to sweep here but Hellion controlling him for the moment.

Hellion avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Hellion distracts Roode with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Hellion landing some decent shots from guard.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Hellion's corner. There ya go! There ya go!

Roode is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Hellion defends well.
Hellion lands a couple of elbows.
Hellion connects with a couple of short punches.
Hellion working some strikes from top position.
Hellion postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

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

Roode is looking to sinch up a triangle. Hellion throws the leg off to one side though and gets in tight to Roode's body to avoid the submission. Roode has instead reached around Hellion's neck and now has a guillotine! Oh, this is biiiig trouble! Roode arches his back and squeezes and forces the tap from his hapless opponent.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Bobby Roode!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
86%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jeff Spicoli (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jimmy Blair (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Spicoli's entrance music is Wipe Out. A fine choice. Jeff Spicoli could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Jimmy Blair's chin.

Spicoli
vs
Blair

183 cm
28
198 lbs
14 - 5 - 1

197 cm
30
192 lbs
21 - 11 - 1

Good wrestling
World class boxer
KO power

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

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 14 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Jeff Spicoli!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 21 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Jimmy Blair!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Bruno Hogan and Steve Erwin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Blair misses with a left hand
and Spicoli counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Blair thinking.
Blair throws an overhand right that lands on Spicoli's shoulder, as Spicoli tries to avoid the shot.

Spicoli moves into the clinch.
Blair missing with knees to the body.
A short left from Spicoli.
Spicoli lands a body shot in the clinch.
Spicoli lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Blair backwards.

Spicoli breaks from the clinch.
Spicoli misses the shot to the body.
Nice defenses there by Spicoli.
Blair throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Blair connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Spicoli lands a nice looking body shot.
Spicoli lands with a good body shot.
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!
Spicoli changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Blair tries to avoid it but Spicoli manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Blair to the ground. Blair escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
A slow jab from Blair misses its intended target.
Spicoli ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Blair fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Spicoli gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Spicoli bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Spicoli throws a jab when Blair was well out of range.
Blair changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Spicoli tries a low kick but Blair avoids it.
Spicoli thows a body shot but no joy.
Good leg kick by Spicoli there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Blair throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Good leg kick by Spicoli there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Blair throws a body punch but Spicoli moves out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Spicoli. Blair does a little dance to reset his feet.

Spicoli clinches.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Spicoli.
Blair tries to land knees in the clinch but Spicoli avoids the damage to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Spicoli lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Blair backwards.
Spicoli on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Blair tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Spicoli makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Blair trying to land knees to the body.
Blair misses with a knee to the head.
Spicoli lands an uppercut.
Spicoli lands a right hand.
Spicoli lands a left hand.
Spicoli pushes Blair back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Spicoli lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Spicoli lands a right hand that snaps the head of Blair backwards.

Blair is rocked!
Spicoli lands a nice shot to the body.
Blair looks gassed!
Blair throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Spicoli blocks it with crossed arms.
Spicoli lands a shoulder strike.
Blair tries a knee to the head but Spicoli blocks it.
Nice body punch from Spicoli - that landed with a thud.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Spicoli gets a trip takedown into half guard.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.

Spicoli is trying to work for a kimura but Blair is defending well.

Spicoli seems to be working for a kimura but Blair defends the submission attempt.

Spicoli is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Spicoli not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Spicoli is keen to just control but Blair is a slippery customer.
Spicoli thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.

Spicoli is looking for a kimura here.
Blair keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Spicoli throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Spicoli 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.
Spicoli with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Blair is refusing to be controlled, as Spicoli sits in half guard.
Spicoli is taking a breather. Blair 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.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Spicoli closes the distance and pushes Blair back into the cage.
Blair misses with a knee to the head.
Spicoli on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Spicoli lands a shoulder strike.
Spicoli lands a hook that snaps the head of Blair backwards.
Blair looking to throw knees to the head but Spicoli is blocking nicely.
A bit of stalling here from Spicoli.
Spicoli lands with a short shot to the head.
Blair with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Blair is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Spicoli is defending well for now.
Spicoli goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Blair tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Spicoli avoids it.
Blair with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Blair using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Spicoli has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A right hook to the body lands for Spicoli.
Spicoli lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Blair is breathing heavily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Spicoli presses Blair against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Spicoli lands a nice shot to the body.
Spicoli slows down the pace here.
Spicoli lands a nice uppercut.
Spicoli scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Good body shot from Spicoli.
Blair with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Spicoli holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Still in the clinch, Spicoli scores with a nice short uppercut.
Spicoli lands a hook that snaps the head of Blair backwards.
Spicoli on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Spicoli working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Spicoli lands a right hand.
Spicoli lands a left hand that snaps the head of Blair backwards.
Jeff Spicoli has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Blair tries to land a knee to the head but Spicoli blocks with his arms.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blair looking to throw knees to the head but Spicoli is blocking nicely.
Blair being controlled against the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Spicoli lands a right hand.
Spicoli lands a left hand.
Blair is still on wobbly legs! Can Spicoli finish him?
A shot in the inside from Spicoli.
Spicoli works on Blair's body with a couple of short punches.
Spicoli is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Blair can do to turn this around?
Spicoli scores with a shoulder strike.

Spicoli drops Blair onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Blair is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!

Spicoli works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Spicoli slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Spicoli trying to control the position from guard on top but Blair is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Spicoli lands a couple of elbows.
Blair seems to have recovered his senses.
Spicoli tries to free his leg and advance position but Blair is retaining full guard.
Blair is looking to stand up but Spicoli isn't so interested in that idea.
Spicoli missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Spicoli tries to free his leg and advance position but Blair is retaining full guard.
Spicoli looking to control the position here, rather than advance.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Jeff Spicoli just wasn't active enough.
Spicoli will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Spicoli throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.

Spicoli moves into the clinch.

Spicoli gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Blair regains guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Blair being controlled here, momentarily.
Spicoli pushing down on Blair's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Blair really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Spicoli. 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 are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Spicoli with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jeff Spicoli dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

Blair throws a series of punches but Spicoli avoids them all with ease.
Spicoli throws a quick inside leg kick.
Spicoli throws a jab when Blair was well out of range.
Spicoli ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Spicoli ducks under a wild hook from Blair.
Spicoli feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Blair's calf.

Spicoli throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Blair tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Spicoli is in Blair's guard.
Spicoli trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Spicoli trying to control but Blair is working from the bottom.
Blair takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Spicoli postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Spicoli slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Blair can't do much from the bottom here.

Spicoli is trying to get an arm triangle but Blair is defending well.
Spicoli is looking to take a break and control but Blair is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Blair is trying to control Spicoli's posture but Spicoli avoids it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Spicoli tries to advance to mount but can't.
Jeff Spicoli is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Jeff Spicoli overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Blair sneaks back into half guard.
Spicoli works his way into side control.
Spicoli is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Blair's shoulder. That is not cool.
Blair tries to improve position but can't.
Blair prevents Spicoli from moving into mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Blair tries to buck Spicoli off but Spicoli is having none of it.
Spicoli content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Jimmy Blair has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Jeff Spicoli has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Blair shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Jimmy Blair is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Nice jab there from Spicoli.
Spicoli fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Spicoli lands a jab to Blair's midsection.
Spicoli ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.

Spicoli closes the distance and pushes Blair back into the cage.
Blair tries to land a knee to the head but Spicoli blocks with his arms.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Blair tries to land a knee to the head but Spicoli blocks with his arms.
Blair tries to land knees in the clinch but Spicoli avoids the damage to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Spicoli lands a body punch.

Spicoli pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Spicoli gets cracked there but stands up to it.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jeff Spicoli showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Spicoli has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 John Mangel scores the fight 30:27
Judge Bruno Hogan scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jeff Spicoli!
An out of breath Jeff Spicoli thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
75%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Tweedle Dee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shawn Spencer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dee comes to the cage accompanied by Chumbawamba - Tubthumping. Tweedle Dee could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Shawn Spencer's chin.

Dee
vs
Spencer

180 cm
22
195 lbs
8 - 0 - 0

192 cm
28
192 lbs
14 - 8 - 0

Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Cardio machine

ADCC Champion
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

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 8 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Tweedle Dee!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Shawn Spencer!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, Hugh Johnson and Steve Erwin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Spencer fails to land with a series of punches.
Spencer swinging wildly here.
Spencer throws an overhand right that lands on Dee's shoulder, as Dee tries to avoid the shot.
Spencer looks to score with a jab to the body but Dee is just out of range.
Spencer avoids the body shot from Dee.
Spencer throws the left hand but Dee avoids the punch easily.
A solid leg kick lands there for Dee.
Spencer jabs Dee to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Dee walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Dee misses with a leg kick.
Dee looks for the body kick but Spencer saw that one coming.
Spencer fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dee is looking to slow Spencer down with leg kicks.
Spencer throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Dee throws a push kick but Spencer slaps the foot to one side.
Spencer will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Spencer throws a series of punches but Dee moves out of range.
Dee throws a wild body kick that Spencer sees coming a mile off.
Nice straight punches there by Dee. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Dee.
Dee scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Dee tries to work over Spencer's front leg with a kick but Spencer checks it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dee uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Spencer swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Spencer misses with a looping left.
Dee fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dee staying out of range there.
Spencer misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Spencer swings for the body but Dee moves out of range.
Nice jab there from Spencer.
Dee looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Dee finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Spencer throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Spencer throws a jab but it's blocked by Dee.
A solid leg kick lands there for Dee.
Dee moves out of range of the strikes.
Spencer takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Dee lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Spencer looks gassed!
Dee lands a nice looking kick to the body. Spencer takes a step back to recover.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dee scores with a push kick.
Dee chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Spencer gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Dee.
Tweedle Dee seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Good standup being displayed there by Dee as he connects with a hook.
Nice uppercut there from Dee.

Dee closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Dee lands a nice elbow.
Dee digs a right hand underneath Spencer's ribcage. Spencer let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Dee pushes off an throws an elbow but Spencer leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Dee lands a damaging elbow.
Spencer blocks the elbow strike.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Still in the clinch, Dee scores with a nice short uppercut.
Dee lands a shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tweedle Dee dominated that round.
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.

A slapping leg kick lands for Dee.
Dee lands with a nice body kick.
Dee fakes a right and follows up with a big left that drops Spencer to one knee - oooooh, he's wobbly! Spencer looks to clinch but Dee throws him off and pummels him into the canvas! Spencer taps out under the strikes! The fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:17 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Tweedle Dee!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Fred Collins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jayden Ray (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!

Collins
vs
Ray

185 cm
29
247 lbs
19 - 10 - 0

194 cm
25
280 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Great elbows
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Beast Body

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 19 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Fred Collins!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jayden Ray!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, Steve Erwin and John Mangel.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ray avoids a punch combination nicely.
Ray paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Collins throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Ray counters with a leg kick then a big left hand that sends Collins down! Ray is looking to finish but Collins is intelligently defending himself.

Collins is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ray showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Oh Collins is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Ray tries to stand but Collins is controlling from the bottom.
Collins seems to have got his legs back now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Ray decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Collins throws a right and a left that both miss.
Ray pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Collins displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.

It looks like Jayden Ray has been cut.
Fred Collins seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ray misses with a few strikes there.
Ray scores with a jab to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Collins avoids the head kick by Ray.
Collins misses with a straight right.
Ray slips a jab from Collins.
Ray lands a nice shot that snaps Collins's head back.

It looks like Fred Collins has been cut.
Collins with a hook.
Collins rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Ray moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Ray fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Collins is breathing heavily.

Oooh a lovely combination from Ray sends Collins down but not out. Ray dives into side control looking to finish.
Ray throws an elbow but Collins slips to the side and avoids it well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Collins being controlled for a moment.

Ray decides to stand up, so the ref orders Collins to his feet.
Ray fakes a right and follows up with a big left that drops Collins to one knee - oooooh, he's wobbly! Collins looks to clinch but Ray throws him off and pummels him into the canvas! Collins taps out under the strikes! The fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:03 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Jayden Ray!
Jayden Ray is the new heavyweight champion!
Jayden Ray took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Beast Body for their support in the buildup to the fight.

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FIGHT
RATING
66%

Main event

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Bruce Banner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thomas Benjamin Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Banner comes to the cage accompanied by xavier rudd - energy song. Benjamin Jr is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Sans Pression - Numéro 1. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Banner
vs
Benjamin Jr

180 cm
29
192 lbs
16 - 4 - 1

180 cm
24
185 lbs
11 - 4 - 1

Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 16 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Bruce Banner!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Thomas Benjamin Jr!
The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, Winston Howard and Steve Erwin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Benjamin Jr uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Banner.
Benjamin Jr lands a nice looking body shot.
Banner misses with a looping right.
Benjamin Jr throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Benjamin Jr misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Banner.
Banner throws a body punch but Benjamin Jr moves out of range.
Banner misses with a body shot.
Banner lands a jab to Benjamin Jr's midsection.
Banner misses the shot to the body.
Benjamin Jr fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Banner ducks right into an uppercut from Benjamin Jr.
Banner rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Benjamin Jr moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Banner moves out of range of the body kick from Benjamin Jr.
Benjamin Jr cracks Banner with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Benjamin Jr throws a series of punches but Banner moves out of range.
Banner swings and misses with a hook to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Benjamin Jr takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Banner takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Banner blocks a leg kick.
Banner throws a looping overhand right but Benjamin Jr ducks down to avoid it.
Benjamin Jr throws a low kick, looking for Banner's leg but Banner calmly moves out of range.
Banner stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Benjamin Jr.
A looping hook to the body misses from Benjamin Jr. Banner does a little dance to reset his feet.

Banner gets the takedown into side control.
Sloppy strikes there by Banner.
Banner trying to control the position but Benjamin Jr is working away.
Benjamin Jr is trying to get back to half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Benjamin Jr avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Banner.
Banner tries to move into full mount but can't pass Benjamin Jr's legs.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Banner is trying to get an arm triangle but Benjamin Jr is defending well.
Banner 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.

Banner wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Benjamin Jr, who protects the arm well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Banner is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Benjamin Jr's shoulder. That is not cool.
Banner tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Banner is looking to take a break and control but Benjamin Jr is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Benjamin Jr manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Banner looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Banner is staying active underneath Benjamin Jr, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Banner is looking to improve his position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Thomas Benjamin Jr will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Benjamin Jr throws a nice looking combination but Banner bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A jab from Benjamin Jr finds it's way through Banner's defenses.
Benjamin Jr moves away from the strike by Banner.
Banner sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Banner moves away from the strike by Benjamin Jr.
Benjamin Jr throws a lazy right hand but Banner sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A slow jab from Benjamin Jr misses its intended target.
Benjamin Jr keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A nice inside leg kick there by Benjamin Jr. That's going to slow Banner down.
Banner throws a looping overhand right but Benjamin Jr ducks down to avoid it.
Banner throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Benjamin Jr sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Benjamin Jr lands with a nice body kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Banner fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Benjamin Jr throws a jab when Banner was well out of range.
A big right from Benjamin Jr misses.
Benjamin Jr misses with a kick to the body.
Thomas Benjamin Jr seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A jab from Banner finds it's way through Benjamin Jr's defenses.
Banner displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Benjamin Jr throws out the jab.
Banner checks a low kick from Benjamin Jr.
Benjamin Jr throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That kick from Benjamin Jr tenderised Banner's leg. Banner is trying to keep his angry face on.
Benjamin Jr thumps Banner with a low kick.
Benjamin Jr chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Thomas Benjamin Jr is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Benjamin Jr throws a body punch but Banner moves out of range.
Thomas Benjamin Jr seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Benjamin Jr tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Banner is able to avoid easily.
Banner on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Benjamin Jr. Benjamin Jr obviously looking to wear him down.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Banner walks forward, straight into a front kick from Benjamin Jr.
Benjamin Jr throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Banner throws a half hearted mid kick.
Banner avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Banner blocks a low kick nicely.
A big left from Banner misses.
Benjamin Jr looks to score with a jab to the body but Banner is just out of range.
A clash of legs there as Banner blocks the low kick.
Nice body kick there by Benjamin Jr.
Benjamin Jr throws a front kick aimed at Banner's knee but Banner avoids it well.
Banner takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Banner is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Benjamin Jr throws a leg kick which misses Banner's front leg but catches the back leg as Banner tries to avoid it.
Benjamin Jr works Banner's body with a nice hook.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Benjamin Jr just misses with a punch to the body.
Benjamin Jr lands a jab to the head.
Benjamin Jr bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Benjamin Jr scoring well with a low kick there.
Benjamin Jr scores with a nice head shot.
A big right from Benjamin Jr misses.
Benjamin Jr tries to bum rush Banner with a series of wild strikes but Banner uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Banner misses with the combination.
Benjamin Jr misses with an attempted mid kick.
Banner tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Benjamin Jr was well out of range. Poor timing from Banner.
Benjamin Jr throws a low kick but it's checked well by Banner.
Benjamin Jr bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Banner walks into a straight right hand from Benjamin Jr.
Benjamin Jr is looking to score with low kicks.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Banner fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Benjamin Jr on the side of the head.
Benjamin Jr connects with the punch.
Banner takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Banner just misses with a punch to the body.
Benjamin Jr lands a nice looking body shot.
Benjamin Jr looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Benjamin Jr throws the kick towards the body but Banner avoids it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Benjamin Jr looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A looping hook to the body misses from Benjamin Jr. Banner does a little dance to reset his feet.
Banner has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Benjamin Jr.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Thomas Benjamin Jr showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Banner's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Benjamin Jr connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Banner scrambles back to his feet.
Banner will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Banner doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
An inside leg kick from Benjamin Jr misses.
Benjamin Jr moves out of range of the strikes.
Banner misses with a looping right.
Benjamin Jr keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Banner fails to land the takedown.
Benjamin Jr tries a low kick but Banner avoids it.
Benjamin Jr throws a leg kick but Banner sees it coming and moves out of range.
Banner throws an overhand right that lands on Benjamin Jr's shoulder, as Benjamin Jr tries to avoid the shot.
Banner dips down and scores with a jab to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Benjamin Jr connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Benjamin Jr looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Benjamin Jr misses with a leg kick.
Banner walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Benjamin Jr stuns Banner with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Benjamin Jr misses with a kick to the body.
A bone on bone clash there as Benjamin Jr blocks the leg kick.
Banner is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Benjamin Jr.
Benjamin Jr cracks Banner with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Banner stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Benjamin Jr.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Benjamin Jr lands a right hook to the body.
Banner throws a lazy uppercut
and Benjamin Jr counters with a solid body kick.
Benjamin Jr cracks Banner with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Banner takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Benjamin Jr lunges at Banner with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Banner's hand.

Banner is rocked!
Banner checks a leg kick.
Oh Banner is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A combination from Benjamin Jr does no damage.
Banner slips a straight right by Benjamin Jr.
Banner seems to have got his legs back now.
Benjamin Jr throws a quick inside leg kick.
Benjamin Jr turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Benjamin Jr throws a lazy right hand but Banner sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Benjamin Jr lands a right hook to the body.
Benjamin Jr throws a perfectly timed hook that sends Banner crashing down! Banner tries to stagger back to his feet but Benjamin Jr just hammers him until the ref stops the fight! A confused Banner asks the ref what just happened. Poor fella.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:53 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Thomas Benjamin Jr!
Thomas Benjamin Jr is the new middleweight champion!
A less than humble Thomas Benjamin Jr misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.