B!40: Spunk! PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Twilight Saga (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Barry Boxer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Saga comes to the cage accompanied by You are going to the Twilight of your Career. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Saga
vs
Boxer

175 cm
23
165 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

175 cm
25
165 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter striker
Very strong

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful

MMA ANIMAL

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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Twilight Saga!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Barry Boxer!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, Summer Carpenter and Skip Squint.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Saga lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Boxer circles away quickly and effectively.

Saga changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Boxer looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Saga prevents Boxer from escaping the position.
Boxer wants to control but Saga postures up.
Boxer gets back to half guard.
Saga thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Saga is nestled in close to Boxer, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Boxer is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Saga looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Boxer with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Saga missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.

Saga seems to be working for a kimura but Boxer defends the submission attempt.
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!
Saga lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Saga throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Boxer moves into full guard.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Saga content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Saga trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Boxer controls Saga momentarily but Saga frees himself.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Saga is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Saga connects with a couple of short punches.
Saga throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Saga works over Boxer with some ground and pound from guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Saga postures up in Boxer's guard and throws a big left but Boxer blocks it.
Saga 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.
Boxer preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Boxer looking to hit a scissor sweep but Saga is one step ahead there.
Saga throwing strikes but missing.
Boxer is trying to keep Saga in close.
Saga trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Boxer pushes Saga off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Saga misses with a takedown attempt - Boxer sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
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!
Saga ducks under a wild hook from Boxer.
Boxer misses with an uppercut.
Saga loads up on a big right hand but Boxer slips the punch.
Horrible takedown by Saga or perhaps it was just good defense by Boxer which made him look bad.
Boxer swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Boxer.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boxer throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Saga stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
The fight stays on the outside here - Boxer looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Boxer looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

Saga feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Boxer looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Boxer is looking to stand up but Saga isn't so interested in that idea.
Saga missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Saga trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Saga working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Boxer's head.
Boxer avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Saga pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Boxer is keeping the position for now.
Saga throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Saga stopping the sweep attempt from Boxer.
Saga lands a couple of elbows.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Boxer working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Saga.
Boxer is adopting a defensive guard.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Saga's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Saga missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Boxer is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Boxer not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Boxer has momentary wrist control but Saga slips an elbow through the middle.
Saga postures up.
Saga landing some decent shots from guard.
Boxer is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Twilight Saga 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.

Saga takes one to the side of the head.

Saga darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Boxer moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Saga with a flurry of punches that miss.
Saga distracts Boxer with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Saga distracts Boxer with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Boxer controls Saga momentarily but Saga frees himself.
Boxer looking to hit a scissor sweep but Saga is one step ahead there.
Saga connects with a couple of short punches.
Twilight Saga overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Saga stopping the sweep attempt from Boxer.
Boxer utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Saga postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Boxer is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Boxer wants to stand up but Saga is controlling him.
Saga postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Saga scoring with some ground and pound.
Saga won't allow Boxer to sweep him here.
Saga scoring with punches to the head and body.
Saga lands a couple of elbows.
Saga works over Boxer with some ground and pound from guard.
Saga makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Saga with a nice head shot there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Saga postures up and lands a big shot to Boxer's brow.
Boxer wants to get back to his feet but Saga is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Boxer is breathing heavily.
Saga keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Boxer's head.
Boxer utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Saga is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Boxer wants to stand and escape but Saga is having none of it.
Saga working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.

Boxer is rocked!
Saga content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Boxer is still in real trouble! Can Saga finish him?
Saga working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Boxer's head.
Saga lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Saga landing with the ground and pound.
Saga arches his back and unloads with a massive left and a right! Boxer's eyes roll back into his head, he's out cold! The ref dives in to stop the fight - wow, they were hard shots!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:53 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Twilight Saga!
After the big win, Twilight Saga made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors MMA ANIMAL and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
72%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hermio Piekny (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Malietoa Feti (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Feti has chosen Feuer Frei as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. 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.

Piekny
vs
Feti

182 cm
25
205 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

185 cm
19
210 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Decent wrestler
Solid boxing
Self confident

BJJ White Belt
Decent knees
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Hermio Piekny!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Malietoa Feti!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, John Mangel and Skip Squint.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Feti throws a nice outside leg kick.
Piekny misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Feti throws a head kick but Piekny moves out of range.
Feti throws a sloppy head kick and Piekny moves out of range easily.
Feti pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Feti pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Piekny swats away the attempt to clinch by Feti.
Feti keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Piekny moves forwards but Feti connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Malietoa Feti seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Feti tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Feti feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Piekny's calf.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Feti takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Feti lands with a straight right. Piekny didn't see that one coming.
Sloppy strikes from Feti. Those never looked like landing.
A big left from Feti misses.
Feti throws a leg kick which misses Piekny's front leg but catches the back leg as Piekny tries to avoid it.
Feti feints and then cracks Piekny's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Piekny down.
Feti looks to score with a jab to the body but Piekny is just out of range.
Piekny keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Piekny on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Piekny is breathing heavily.
Feti throws a combination. Piekny tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Feti scoring well with a low kick there.
A nice leg kick lands there from Feti.

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

Piekny is rocked!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Feti scoring well with a low kick there.
Piekny blocks a head kick by Feti.

Feti lands a left and a right that send Piekny crashing to the mat, dazed. Feti thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Oh Piekny is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Feti throws a powerful right kick. Piekny tried to block low but the kick was high! Piekny was taken right off of his feet! Feti jumps in to finish the job and the ref tackles him! The fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Malietoa Feti!
A very excited looking Malietoa Feti 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
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Cris Dupont (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dylan Phillips (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dylan Phillips will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Dupont
vs
Phillips

180 cm
26
200 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

225 cm
18
205 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Good in bed

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Cris Dupont!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Dylan Phillips!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, Summer Carpenter and Hugh Johnson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Dupont scores with a takedown into Phillips's guard.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Phillips trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Phillips is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Dupont is controlling him.
Phillips really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Dupont. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Phillips is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Dupont is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Dupont postures up.
Dupont controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Dupont might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.

Cris Dupont has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Dupont dives in and grabs Phillips's left leg, looking for a takedown. Phillips pushes down on Dupont's head and hops out.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Phillips scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Phillips avoids the head kick by Dupont.
Phillips lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Dupont fails with the takedown.
Dupont gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Phillips.
Phillips throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Phillips clobbers Dupont with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Dupont shoots in for a double leg but Phillips sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Cris Dupont. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Dupont is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Phillips's half guard.
Dupont perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Dupont is working for a submission of some sort.
Still in half guard, Dupont seems content to control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Cris Dupont wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Dupont shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Phillips but Phillips pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Dupont tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Phillips swivels and escapes.
Cris Dupont seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Phillips paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
No luck for Dupont with that takedown attempt.
Phillips jabs Dupont right on the nose. Dupont blinks but takes it well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dupont shoots in but no luck this time.
Dupont shoots in looking for a takedown but Phillips manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Dupont's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Dupont shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Phillips counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Phillips is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Dupont is breathing heavily.
Phillips lands a jab to Dupont's midsection.
Dupont will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Phillips stuns Dupont with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Phillips misses with a wild combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Cris Dupont will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

No joy there for Phillips, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Dupont fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Phillips avoids it really well and circles away.
Phillips bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Dupont's head.
Dupont tries for a takedown but Phillips sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Dupont looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Phillips is fending him off so far but Dupont persists. Nope, Phillips circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Cris Dupont. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Phillips lands a body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Phillips lands with a straight right. Dupont didn't see that one coming.
Dupont tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Phillips swivels and escapes.
Phillips moves into range and connects with a jab.
Phillips has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Dupont shoots for a double leg takedown but Phillips sprawls well. He's pushed Dupont's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Dupont walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Dupont shoots in but no luck this time.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Dupont throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Phillips's waist but Phillips gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Dupont off to one side.
Phillips lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dupont takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dupont's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Phillips connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Dupont scrambles back to his feet.
Phillips lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Dupont at a distance.
Nice body punch from Phillips.
Phillips scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Dupont doesn't seem bothered though.
Phillips lands with a hook. Dupont tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Phillips cracks a nice hook into Dupont's ribs.
Phillips scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Left hook, right uppercut from Phillips.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Phillips scores with a decent looking hook.
Phillips scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Phillips dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Phillips dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Phillips's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Phillips duly obliges.
Phillips digs a good body shot into Dupont's ribs.
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!
Nice cross by Phillips.
Cris Dupont is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Phillips connects with a right hand. Dupont shakes it off.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Phillips takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Dupont takes one on the button.
Phillips connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Dupont momentarily.
Phillips's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Phillips duly obliges.

Dupont is rocked!
Dupont takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Dupont doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Phillips counters with a stiff right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dylan Phillips showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Dupont's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Dupont takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Dupont showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Phillips.
Dupont shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Phillips cracks Dupont with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
No joy there for Phillips, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Phillips scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Phillips scores with a nice head shot.
Phillips lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Dupont looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Dupont shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Phillips's guard.
Phillips controls Dupont momentarily but Dupont frees himself.
Dupont not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Phillips is looking to stand up but Dupont isn't so interested in that idea.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Phillips can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Dupont controls the pace.
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.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Cris Dupont wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Dupont fails with a takedown attempt from distance.

Dupont scores with a takedown into Phillips's guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

Dupont gets to his feet - Phillips follows without any prompting.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dupont has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Phillips feints a jab promting Dupont to slip. Phillips then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Dupont slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Dupont misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Phillips works Dupont's body with a nice hook.
Phillips throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Dupont shoots in for a takedown but Phillips shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Cris Dupont. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Phillips misses with a series of wild punches.
Dupont shoots in looking for a takedown but Phillips manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Dupont's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Phillips wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Phillips ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Phillips lands a really nice looking cross but Dupont seems unphased.
Dupont needs to keep his hands up - Phillips had a free shot at his head there.
Phillips defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Dupont.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Phillips moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Dupont closes this distance looking for a takedown but Phillips circles away.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight 27:30
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 27:29
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight 27:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dylan Phillips!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
67%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Michael Thompson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tyler Durden (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Durden has chosen This is your life as his entrance music. Tyler Durden is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Thompson
vs
Durden

178 cm
20
165 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

178 cm
26
165 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Cardio machine

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Michael Thompson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Tyler Durden!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, Damien Edna and Donatello Bradman.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thompson misses with a jab, cross combination.
Durden tries to close the distance and clinch up but Thompson swats him away and circles back towards the center.

Durden fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Thompson, pushing him back against the cage.
Thompson is trying to break free.

Durden manages to break the clinch.
Durden dips down and scores with a jab to the body.

Durden has closed the distance and engaged Thompson in a clinch.
Thompson tries to circle away but Durden has him pinned against the cage.
Durden prevents a takedown attempt there.
Good body shot from Durden.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Durden.
Durden scores with a shot to the side of Thompson's head.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Durden's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Durden connects with a body shot.

Durden moves into the clinch.

Durden breaks the clinch.
Durden tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Thompson counters with a nice uppercut.

It looks like Tyler Durden has been cut.
Durden wants to clinch up but Thompson keeps it at a distance.
Durden fails in his attempt to clinch.
Durden lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Thompson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Danga de danga de dang - Durden scores with a four punch combination!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Durden checks a leg kick nicely.
Nice shot lands for Durden.
A decent looking cross lands there for Durden.
Thompson takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.

Thompson is rocked!

Durden tries to sprawl but Thompson drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Oh Thompson is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Durden is trying to stand up here but Thompson is controlling him well.
Thompson frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Thompson seems to have got his legs back now.

Thompson is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Durden can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Thompson thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Thompson is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Durden has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Thompson throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Durden wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Thompson.
Durden wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Thompson.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

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

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thompson trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Thompson looking to control and managing it successfully.
Thompson dominating with strikes here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Durden blocking the ground and pound.
Poor strikes thrown by Thompson there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Thompson throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Michael Thompson will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Tyler Durden's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

A nice combination there by Durden.
Durden fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Durden misses with the combination.

Durden moves into range and clinches up with Thompson.
Durden misses with a short punch on the inside.
Durden misses with a punch to the body.
Durden lands a nice shot to the body.

Durden breaks from the clinch.
Thompson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Durden.
Tyler Durden is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Thompson missing with a left hand there. Durden was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Durden tries to close the distance and clinch but Thompson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Durden moves in looking to clinch but Thompson pushes him off.
Durden wants to clinch up but Thompson keeps it at a distance.
Durden lands a nice hook to Thompson's body. Thompson takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Thompson loads up on a big right hand but Durden slips the punch.
Thompson takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Durden looks to clinch
and Thompson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Durden scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Thompson doesn't seem bothered though.
Thompson looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Decent striking displayed by Durden there.
Nice defenses there by Thompson.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Durden tries to clinch but Thompson moves out of range.
Nice body punch from Durden.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Some wild striking there from Thompson.
Durden tries to clinch up.
Durden wants to clinch up but Thompson keeps it at a distance.
Durden throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Tyler Durden is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Durden lands with a nice combination. Thompson backs away looking to recover.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Thompson lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Durden has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Durden and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Thompson throws a shot from downtown. Durden moves away and avoids it.
Thompson gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Durden.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Durden is looking to clinch.

A momentary lapse in concentration from Durden enables Thompson to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Durden manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Thompson pushes down on Durden's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Thompson works his foot free and advances to mount.
Durden really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Thompson. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Durden is breathing heavily.
Thompson tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Thompson seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Durden for as long as he can get away with.
Michael Thompson overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thompson looking to control but Durden is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Thompson connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Thompson throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Durden can do anything to dispel that myth.
Thompson misses with a head shot.
Thompson can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Durden is looking to escape.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Thompson sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Tyler Durden will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Tyler Durden's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Thompson has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Durden finds it's way round the side to connect with Thompson's head.
Durden avoids the body shot from Thompson.
Durden moves out of range of the strikes.
Thompson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Nice cross by Thompson.
Thompson throws a right and a left that both miss.
Durden lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Thompson backs up against the cage.
Durden lands a jab.
Nice defenses there by Durden.
Thompson ducks right into an uppercut from Durden.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Thompson misses with a straight left.
Durden throws a series of punches but Thompson moves out of range.
Durden tries to close the distance and clinch but Thompson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Durden throws a series of punches but Thompson avoids them all with ease.
Thompson shoots in for a takedown but Durden shows good takedown defense.
Durden thuds a left hand into Thompson's body.
Tyler Durden seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Durden wants to clinch up but Thompson keeps it at a distance.
Durden tries to clinch
and Thompson counters with a stiff right hand.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Durden, as that shot connected.
Sloppy strikes from Durden. Those never looked like landing.
Durden takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Durden wants to clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thompson shoots for a takedown but Durden saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Thompson's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Durden connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Thompson scrambles back to his feet.
A cross from Durden lands.
Durden scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Durden tries to clinch but Thompson moves out of range.
Durden lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Durden.
Durden tries to close the distance and clinch but Thompson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Thompson connects with a single shot there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Durden is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Thompson swings away with a body shot that misses
and Thompson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Durden punishes Thompson's body with a nice straight punch.
Thompson avoids the body shot from Durden.
Durden uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Thompson.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Durden, as that shot connected.
Durden steps in with a hook that catches Thompson right on the chin and knocks him to the floor! Durden follows him down with more strikes and that's all she wrote! Thompson looks absolutely devastated.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:44 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tyler Durden!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
81%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Shadow Sinister (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hamid Karzai (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.

Sinister
vs
Karzai

200 cm
22
280 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

190 cm
29
230 lbs
5 - 5 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Big heart

BJJ Purple Belt
Good kicks
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Shadow Sinister!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Hamid Karzai!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, Summer Carpenter and Hugh Johnson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Karzai wants to clinch up but Sinister keeps it at a distance.

Karzai lands a big head kick that sends Sinister tumbling to the mat! Karzai takes a step backwards and waves Sinister back to his feet - he wants the finish!

It looks like Shadow Sinister has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A clash of legs there as Sinister blocks the low kick.
Karzai tries to clinch up.
A leg kick checked by Karzai.
Karzai fails in his attempt to clinch.
Karzai fails in his attempt to clinch.
Sinister throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Karzai tries to close the distance and clinch but Sinister swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Sinister with a jab.
Karzai tries to close the distance and clinch but Sinister swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Karzai checks a low kick from Sinister.
Sinister throws a low kick but it's checked well by Karzai.
Karzai tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sinister was well out of range. Poor timing from Karzai.
Karzai lands a nice leg kick that just misses Sinister's sensitive parts.
Sinister throws a lazy right hand but Karzai sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Sinister throws a hook but Karzai avoids it easily.
Sinister lands a nice shot to the body.
Sinister throws a lazy uppercut

and Karzai holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Sinister breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Sinister connects with a nice looking jab.
Sinister looks to land a combination but Karzai avoids it well.
Sinister avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Karzai shoots in for a takedown but Sinister shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.

Karzai looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Karzai throws an elbow that misses. Sinister uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Karzai's guard. Nice move by Sinister!
Sinister trying to stand up but can't free himself from Karzai's guard.
Sinister trying to control but Karzai is working from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Karzai manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Sinister misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Karzai.
Karzai uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sinister.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Karzai thows a body kick. Sinister tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Sinister is breathing heavily.
No luck for Karzai with that takedown attempt.
Sinister throws a right and a left that Karzai avoids nicely.
Karzai wants to clinch
and Sinister counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Karzai takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Karzai tries to clinch up.
Karzai will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Shadow Sinister has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hamid Karzai.
Sinister swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sinister feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Karzais jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Sinister fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Sinister throws a body punch but Karzai moves out of range.
Karzai moves in looking to clinch but Sinister pushes him off.
Sinister misses with a head kick.
Sinister throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Sinister uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Karzai.
Sinister thuds his right hand into Karzai's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Karzai tries to close the distance and clinch but Sinister swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Sinister throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sinister circles away from the clinch attempt.
The fighters circle momentarily. Sinister darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Karzai tries to clinch up.
Sinister misses with an uppercut.
Sinister throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Karzai on the side of the head.
Sinister darts in and out, connecting with a jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sinister waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Karzai.
Sinister misses with the combination.
Sinister with a body punch. A glancing blow.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nice uppercut lands for Sinister. That snapped Karzai's head back.
Karzai uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Sinister.
The fight stays on the outside here - Karzai looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Karzai moves to clinch but Sinister breaks away
and Sinister connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Some wild striking there from Sinister.

Karzai closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Karzai jumps guard and drags Sinister to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Sinister postures up.
Sinister knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Karzai on the ground.
Karzai looking to hit a scissor sweep but Sinister is one step ahead there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hamid Karzai dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Shadow Sinister's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Sinister clobbers Karzai with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Karzai shoots in but no luck this time.
Karzai tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Karzai. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Karzai walks into a straight right hand from Sinister.

Karzai decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Karzai trying to advance position but Sinister counters by regaining guard.
Karzai working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Karzai trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Sinister looking to hit a scissor sweep but Karzai is one step ahead there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Karzai trying to control the position from guard on top but Sinister is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Karzai is looking to work some ground and pound but Sinister has wrist control.

OK we're going to have a standup here. Hamid Karzai hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Karzai shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Sinister as he avoids it easily.
Karzai slips under a jab from Sinister.
Hamid Karzai seems to be getting the better of the standup.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Karzai is looking to clinch.
Sinister throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Hamid Karzai is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Sinister misses with a double jab.
Karzai shoots in but Sinister avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Shadow Sinister has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hamid Karzai.
Sinister scores with a jab to the body.
Karzai wants to clinch but Sinister slips to the side
and Sinister counters with a left to the body.
Sinister throws a jab when Karzai was well out of range.
Sinister tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Sinister bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Karzai's head.
No luck for Karzai with that takedown attempt.

Karzai clinches up with Sinister and pushes him back against the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Sinister breaks from the clinch.
Sinister lands a two punch combo.
Karzai looks to clinch
and Sinister counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sinister just misses with a punch to the body.
Karzai takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Karzai fails in his attempt to clinch.
Karzai is looking to clinch.
Karzai checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Sinister is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Karzai tries to clinch but Sinister moves out of range.
Sinister displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
The fight stays on the outside here - Karzai looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Sinister ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Sinister connects with an inside leg kick.
Karzai on the wrong end of a nice hook.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Karzai drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Sinister!
Sinister leaves Karzai with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Karzai is breathing heavily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sinister avoids the head kick by Karzai.
Sinister lands with a good body shot.
Karzai tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Sinister manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Sinister swings away with a leg kick that misses.
A slapping leg kick lands for Sinister.
Sinister swats away the attempt to clinch by Karzai.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Sinister!
A combination from Sinister does no damage.
Karzai fails to land the takedown.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A head kick misses from Karzai.
Sinister throws a looping overhand right but Karzai ducks down to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Shadow Sinister dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Shadow Sinister's cut.
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. And we move into the final round!

Karzai keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sinister moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Sinister lands a body shot.
Karzai wants to clinch.
Sinister misses with a two punch combination.
Sinister will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
The fighters circling - Sinister throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Sinister throws a shot to the body.
Karzai tries to clinch up.
A lazy left from Sinister finds it's target.
Sinister keeps the fight on the outside.
Sinister avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Karzai shoots for a takedown but Sinister saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Karzai shoots in for a takedown but Sinister shows good takedown defense.
Karzai takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Karzai tries to clinch but Sinister moves out of range.
Karzai has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Sinister misses with the combination.
Sinister swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A big left from Sinister misses.
Nice sprawl there from Sinister as Karzai shoots in.
Shadow Sinister has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hamid Karzai.
Sinister throws a solid leg kick but Karzai takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Sinister.
Karzai is looking to clinch.
Karzai tries to clinch up but Sinister circles away and keeps his distance.
Karzai misses with a looping right.
Sinister throws a right and a left that Karzai avoids nicely.
Sinister throws a leg kick but Karzai moved away.
Karzai on the wrong end of a nice jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Karzai doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Sinister misses the jab.
Sinister throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Karzai on the side of the head.
Karzai shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Sinister as he jumps to the side.
Karzai tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Sinister finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Karzai throws a sloppy head kick and Sinister moves out of range easily.
Karzai shoots in for a takedown but Sinister shows good takedown defense.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sinister lands a two punch combo.
A nice leg kick lands there from Sinister.
A clash of legs there as Karzai blocks the low kick.
Sinister tests Karzai's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Sinister scores with a crisp jab that stopped Karzai in his tracks.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Karzai is looking to clinch but Sinister is avoiding it.
Karzai tries to close the distance and clinch but Sinister swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Nice shot lands for Sinister.
Sinister comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Karzai shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Nice body punch from Sinister.
Karzai walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
A leg kick checked by Karzai.
Sinister cracks Karzai with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Sinister ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Karzai moves away.
Sinister tries to bum rush Karzai with a series of wild strikes but Karzai uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Karzai on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Karzai looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Karzai doesn't manage to clinch there - Sinister circles away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Karzai dives in and grabs Sinister's left leg, looking for a takedown. Sinister pushes down on Karzai's head and hops out.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sinister stalks Karzai and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Karzai's face. Karzai staggers backwards, shaken.
Shadow Sinister is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Sinister catches Karzai with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Karzai drops his hands momentarily and Sinister takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Sinister scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Sinister connects with a leg kick. Karzai looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Karzai misses with a takedown attempt - Sinister sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Jab by Sinister.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nice uppercut there from Sinister.
Karzai fails with a takedown attempt.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Sinister!

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Bruno Hogan scores the fight 29:28
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 29:28
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Shadow Sinister!

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 welterweight MMA rules bout between Julian Linguist (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hepatitis See (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Julian Linguist has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Linguist
vs
See

186 cm
19
180 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

175 cm
21
175 lbs
4 - 4 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Determined

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 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Julian Linguist!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Hepatitis See!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Skip Squint and Donatello Bradman.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
See misses with a wild combination.
Hepatitis See seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
See looks to score with a jab to the body but Linguist is just out of range.
See throws a right and a left that both miss.
See throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
See misses with a double jab
and Linguist counters with a nice uppercut.
See fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Linguist manages to avoid it.
See scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
See scores with a jab. Linguist acknowledges it with a nod of the head.

It looks like Julian Linguist has been cut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
See throws a right hand that Linguist ducks under and follows up with a left that Linguist also avoids with ease.
See swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A punch combination from See misses.

Linguist gets a takedown into half guard.
Linguist tries to pass to full mount but See defends it.

Linguist is looking for submissions but instead, See has regained full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Linguist wants to pass the guard but See is keeping the position.
Linguist throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as See works some decent striking defense from the bottom.

Linguist postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! See is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Linguist, into his guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Linguist looking for submissions from the bottom but instead See passes into side control.

See stands up.
Linguist gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Linguist missing with a left hand there. See was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Linguist takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Linguist misses the shot to the body.
Linguist throws the left hand but See avoids the punch easily.
See fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
See displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
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!
See lands a two punch combo.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Linguist throws a poor cross that misses
and See counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
See cracks a nice hook into Linguist's ribs.
See connects with a good straight punch right through the guard and follows up with a right hook and a left hook! That last one sent Linguist tumbling to the canvas! See pours on the pressure with more strikes and the referee has no hesitation diving in to stop the fight! Linguist was done - good stoppage!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Hepatitis See!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
33%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Bors De Camlan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and David Williams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Williams has chosen Big Bad Wolf by Duck Sauce as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

De Camlan
vs
Williams

190 cm
20
170 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

182 cm
21
176 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Granite chin

MMA ANIMAL

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 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Bors De Camlan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, David Williams!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Eliza Hachem and Winston Howard.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Williams fakes high and swings low for a body shot but De Camlan manages to avoid it.
De Camlan moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
De Camlan lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Williams misses with a double jab
and De Camlan counters with a left and a right that stings Williams.
De Camlan really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
De Camlan's jab looks to have found its range, popping Williams under the eye.
Williams shoots in looking for a takedown but De Camlan manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Williams's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Some wild striking there from Williams.
De Camlan throws a sloppy head kick and Williams moves out of range easily.
De Camlan shoots in for a double leg but Williams sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Sloppy strikes from Williams. Those never looked like landing.
Williams throws a jab when De Camlan was well out of range.
Williams shoots in and drives through. De Camlan sprawls well.
David Williams seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Williams lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Williams.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Williams dodges the punch combination from De Camlan.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Williams misses the target.
Williams throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
De Camlan lands the left hand.
A punch combination from De Camlan misses.
Williams tries to bum rush De Camlan with a series of wild strikes but De Camlan uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
De Camlan throws a nice looking combination but Williams bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Williams shoots in for a takedown but De Camlan shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Bors De Camlan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of David Williams.
Williams will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Williams connects with a good right hand that stumbles De Camlan. De Camlan circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Williams closes the distance and clinches up with De Camlan, looking for a takedown. Williams pushes De Camlan against the cage but De Camlan circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
De Camlan takes a swing at Williams's ribcage but misses.
De Camlan tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Williams was well out of range. Poor timing from De Camlan.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Williams is looking to score with low kicks.
Williams misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
De Camlan throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Williams's head.
De Camlan lunges at Williams with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Williams's hand.
Williams throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Williams misses with a wild body shot.
Williams works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Williams misses with the combination.
Nice shot lands for De Camlan.
Williams scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Williams misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Camlan shoots in but no luck this time.
Jab from De Camlan.

De Camlan throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Williams was covering up waiting for the punch and De Camlan finishes the takedown easily into guard.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.

De Camlan stands up and waves to Williams to follow him.
De Camlan tries a head kick but it misses.
Williams stalks De Camlan and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into De Camlan's face. De Camlan staggers backwards, shaken.
Williams does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.

Williams changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. De Camlan looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
De Camlan tries to bench press Williams off him but Williams keeps the position.
De Camlan is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Williams off and has taken his back!

Williams is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if De Camlan gets his way!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Camlan not allowing Williams to control his hands.
De Camlan is hanging on to Williams's back as he tries to escape.

De Camlan looking for the choke from the back.
Williams trying to control the hands but De Camlan won't let him.

Williams showing good submission defense here.
Williams rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Williams is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of De Camlan's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take De Camlan's back!
Even with his hooks in, Williams manages to miss with strikes from the back.
De Camlan staying busy and making it hard for Williams to control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Bors De Camlan will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Nice sprawl there from Williams as De Camlan shoots in.
Williams with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling De Camlan to score with a decent uppercut.
Sloppy strikes from De Camlan. Those never looked like landing.
Williams closes the distance and lands a one-two.
De Camlan pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Bors De Camlan is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Nice sprawl there from Williams as De Camlan shoots in.
Williams closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Williams fails to land with a series of punches.
Williams shoots in for a takedown but De Camlan shows good takedown defense.
A jab from De Camlan finds it's way through Williams's defenses.
De Camlan has his takedown stuffed
and Williams counters with a left and a right that stings De Camlan.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bors De Camlan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Williams misses with a telegraphed body shot
and De Camlan counters with a straight right hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams looks to score with a jab to the body but De Camlan is just out of range.
De Camlan cracks Williams with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Sloppy strikes from Williams. Those never looked like landing.
De Camlan dodges the punch combination from Williams.
De Camlan scores with a jab to the body.
Williams lands a right hook to the body.
De Camlan looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
De Camlan shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Williams defends it nicely.
Williams throws a leg kick
and De Camlan counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.

De Camlan darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
De Camlan trying to mount his opponent but Williams defends it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Camlan wants to take a breather but Williams is having none of it.
Williams gets back to full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Williams keeping full guard, as De Camlan tries to pass.
De Camlan preventing the sweep.
Bors De Camlan overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Williams pulls De Camlan in close to his closed guard and prevents De Camlan from doing any damage or advancing position.

Williams is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Williams throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Williams not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
De Camlan throwing strikes but missing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Camlan trying to control the position from guard on top but Williams is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Williams looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
De Camlan wants to get up but he can't break Williams's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
De Camlan pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Williams is keeping the position for now.
De Camlan wants to control from the top but Williams keeps moving.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Williams working a defensive guard here.
De Camlan cracks Williams with a solid left hand.
Williams is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

Williams working for a triangle but De Camlan defends it easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Camlan stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Williams swivels though and keeps the full guard.
De Camlan is working hard here to advance position.
De Camlan wants to control from the top but Williams keeps moving.
Williams trying to control the position.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Williams keeping moving, preventing De Camlan from controlling successfully.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Bors De Camlan wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Williams throws a low kick but De Camlan moves out of range easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Bors De Camlan will probably get the nod.
That's time! De Camlan's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Williams stuffs the takedown.
Williams looks to throw the jab but De Camlan is out of range.
De Camlan fails to land with a series of punches.
Williams misses with a low kick.
De Camlan looks for a takedown but Williams sprawls well.
Williams throws a right and a left that both miss.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from De Camlan is defended easily by Williams.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bors De Camlan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
De Camlan's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Williams connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! De Camlan scrambles back to his feet.

Williams rushes De Camlan and presses him up against the cage.

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

That's one minute gone in the round.
De Camlan avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Williams moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Williams avoids the head kick by De Camlan.
De Camlan is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Williams scores with the left hand. De Camlan knows he should have avoided that one.

Williams closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
De Camlan is staying active underneath Williams, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
De Camlan is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
De Camlan regains full guard. Nicely done.
De Camlan keeping moving, preventing Williams from controlling successfully.

De Camlan looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Williams loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Williams throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as De Camlan works some decent striking defense from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Williams's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Williams missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Williams postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
De Camlan looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Williams pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. De Camlan is keeping the position for now.
Williams preventing the sweep.
Williams trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Williams throws a series of punches but De Camlan moves out of range.
De Camlan throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Nice straight punches there by Williams. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Williams.
Williams throws out a token jab with nothing on it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williams misses with a lunging right hand
and De Camlan counters with a series of strikes. Williams will be more careful next time no doubt.
Williams lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
De Camlan misses with a low kick.
Williams is trying hard to land a takedown here. De Camlan sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Williams looks to land a left hand but De Camlan moved out of range nicely.
Sloppy strikes from Williams. Those never looked like landing.
Williams shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Williams thows a body shot but no joy.
A right-left combo lands from De Camlan.
Williams rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and De Camlan counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Williams is lucky that one didn't land flush.
De Camlan throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

De Camlan gets caught flat footed, as Williams shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Williams missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
De Camlan preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
De Camlan trying to keep a closed guard but Williams is proving a slippery customer.
Williams preventing the sweep.
Williams wants to control from the top but De Camlan keeps moving.
Williams has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
De Camlan looking for a sweep. Not yet De Camlan, not yet.
De Camlan wants to stand and escape but Williams is having none of it.
Williams seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Bors De Camlan is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.

Williams feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
David Williams 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.
Williams loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.

And that's the end of the fight!
David Williams comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think De Camlan has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge John Mangel scores the fight 29:28
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 29:28
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bors De Camlan!
A relieved looking Bors De Camlan thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.

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 welterweight MMA rules bout between Benigno Aquino (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and God Devil (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Aquino
vs
Devil

180 cm
21
182 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

180 cm
20
178 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Powerful

MMA ANIMAL

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 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Benigno Aquino!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, God Devil!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, John Mangel and Winston Howard.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Devil swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Aquino counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Aquino wants to stand but Devil has a closed guard, so he can't escape.

Devil had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Aquino defends it easily.
Aquino connects with a couple of short punches.
Aquino throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Devil works some decent striking defense from the bottom.

Devil is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Aquino defends well.
Aquino lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
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!

Devil throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Devil is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Aquino trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Aquino throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Devil wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.

Devil is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Aquino won't allow Devil to sweep him here.
Aquino is looking to stand up but Devil won't let him.
Aquino lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Devil working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Aquino.

Devil looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.

Devil throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.

Aquino drops back, looking for a kneebar! Devil looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Devil looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Devil!
Aquino tries to get back to half guard but can't.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aquino takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Aquino is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Devil remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.

Devil tries for a kimura but Aquino is defending well.
Devil cracks Aquino with a big elbow.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aquino is pushing Devil's head away, looking to escape. Devil manages to hold on to the position though.
Aquino managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Devil.
Aquino managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Devil.
Devil tries to score with some ground and pound. Aquino controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Aquino wants to control but Devil postures up.

Devil is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Aquino has escaped the position, nice work there.
Devil 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.
Devil is trying to ground and pound but Aquino uses the momentary lack of control by Devil to regain half guard.
Devil is looking to take a break and control but Aquino is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Devil throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Devil missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.

Aquino manages to escape and get back to his feet!
A big left from Devil misses.
Aquino throws a right hand that Devil ducks under and follows up with a left that Devil also avoids with ease.
Aquino pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Aquino looks to score with a jab to the body but Devil is just out of range.
Aquino moves into range and connects with a jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Devil works over Aquino's head and body with a nice combination.
Aquino misses with a jab, cross combination.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Devil looks to land a right hand but Aquino moved out of range.
Devil throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.

Devil gets caught flat footed, as Aquino shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Devil tries to land a sweep but no joy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Benigno Aquino will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!

A momentary lapse in concentration from Aquino enables Devil to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Aquino manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Aquino keeping moving, preventing Devil from controlling successfully.
Devil looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Devil accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Aquino is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Devil is controlling him.

Aquino wriggles free and stands up.

Devil shoots in and bounces Aquino off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Aquino is trying to control the position but Devil postures up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Devil trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Aquino manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Devil manages to get himself to full guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Aquino accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Devil is on top in guard.
Devil trying to control but Aquino is working from the bottom.
Devil won't allow Aquino to get back to his feet.
Devil trying to control but Aquino is working from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aquino trying to control the position.
Aquino looking to hit a scissor sweep but Devil is one step ahead there.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.

OK we're going to have a standup here. God Devil hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
The fighters circling - Aquino throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Devil takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Devil blocks a head kick by Aquino.
Aquino lands a lovely overhand right.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A left lands for Devil.
Devil shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.

Aquino changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Devil looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Devil is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Aquino's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.

Devil looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Devil is breathing heavily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Aquino is working for a submission of some sort.

Devil looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Devil wants to improve his position but Aquino is controlling well.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Devil can do anything to dispel that myth.
Aquino working the head and body with strikes.
Aquino is keen to just control but Devil is a slippery customer.
Aquino looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Devil wants to improve his position but Aquino is controlling well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aquino seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Devil tries to roll over but Aquino keeps him under control.
Aquino thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Devil's head.
Aquino throwing shots but Devil is blocking nicely.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Aquino not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Devil works his way to full guard. Good work.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Aquino pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Devil is keeping the position for now.
Aquino throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Aquino distracts Devil with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Devil wants to sweep here but Aquino controlling him for the moment.
Devil avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Aquino landing with the ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Benigno Aquino dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Devil throws a shot from downtown. Aquino moves away and avoids it.
Aquino misses with a two punch combination.
Devil thows a left - swing and a miss!

Devil shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Devil looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Aquino with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Aquino trying to control but Devil postures up.
Devil trying to control from Aquino's half guard. Aquino has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Devil won't allow Aquino to sweep him here.

Devil avoids a guillotine attempt easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Devil stays in close to Aquino's body and controls the position.
Devil lands a couple of elbows.
Devil missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Devil with a flurry of punches that miss.
Devil's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Devil postures up.
Aquino looking for a sweep. Not yet Aquino, not yet.

Aquino scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Aquino moves out of range as Devil strikes.
Aquino misses with a head kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aquino takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Aquino clobbers Devil with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Aquino avoids a punch combination nicely.
Aquino connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Devil's hands.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Aquino shoots in looking for a takedown. Devil tries to sprawl out of it but Aquino keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Devil manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Devil scores with a crisp jab that stopped Aquino in his tracks.
Aquino tests Devil's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Devil moves out of range of the body kick.
Devil cracks Aquino with a right hand to the side of the head.
Aquino keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Devil.
Devil on the wrong end of a nice hook.

Devil is rocked!
Aquino lands an uppercut out of nowhere! Devil falls backwards - clearly groggy! Aquino dives in and finishes the fight with more strikes for a TKO finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:05 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Benigno Aquino!
Benigno Aquino decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.

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 bantamweight MMA rules bout between Jarvis Messam (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jason Overfield Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Messam's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Boombastic by Shaggy. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Messam
vs
Overfield Jr

168 cm
21
143 lbs
6 - 1 - 0

169 cm
20
135 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Determined

MMA ANIMAL

Charlie Wang's Monkey Cult Styles

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 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jarvis Messam!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jason Overfield Jr!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, John Mangel and Hugh Johnson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Messam swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Messam avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Overfield Jr ducks right into an uppercut from Messam.
Overfield Jr tries to close the distance and clinch up but Messam swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Overfield Jr wants to clinch up but Messam keeps it at a distance.
Overfield Jr is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Overfield Jr fails in his attempt to clinch.
Messam shoots in looking for a takedown. Overfield Jr tries to sprawl out of it but Messam keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Overfield Jr manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Overfield Jr fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Overfield Jr moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Messam keeps the fight on the outside.
Messam throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Overfield Jr.
Messam keeps the fight on the outside.
Overfield Jr misses with a double jab.
Messam lands with a nice body punch.

Messam shoots in and bounces Overfield Jr off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Messam connects with a couple of short punches.
Messam stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Overfield Jr swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Messam accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Messam postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Messam postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Overfield Jr avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Messam working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Messam in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Messam passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Overfield Jr defending against the ground and pound.
Messam creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Overfield Jr tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Overfield Jr is working to avoid the ground and pound but Messam connects with a decent elbow.
Overfield Jr tries to buck Messam off but Messam is having none of it.

Messam tries for a kimura but Overfield Jr is defending well.
Messam landing a few strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Overfield Jr is looking for a sweep.
Messam working the head with strikes.

Messam tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Messam has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Overfield Jr regains half guard.
Overfield Jr missing with punches from the bottom.

Messam looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Messam takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Overfield Jr wants to get back to full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Overfield Jr is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.

Messam seems to be looking for submissions.

Overfield Jr looking for submissions off his back.
Overfield Jr looks gassed!
Messam looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Overfield Jr with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.

Messam is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Overfield Jr trying to control from the bottom.

Messam is working for a submission of some sort.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Messam is trying to work for a kimura but Overfield Jr is defending well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Messam shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Overfield Jr eats them both and turns towards Messam to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Messam lands a two punch combo.
Messam throws a one two combo.
Overfield Jr tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Messam paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Messam throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jarvis Messam seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Messam misses with a wild body shot.
Messam misses with a combination
enabling Overfield Jr to counter with a crisp jab.
Messam just misses with a punch to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Messam throws a head kick but Overfield Jr moves out of range.
Messam rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Overfield Jr moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Overfield Jr on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Jarvis Messam is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Overfield Jr tries to close the distance and clinch but Messam swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Overfield Jr is looking to clinch but Messam is avoiding it.
Messam throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Overfield Jr counters with a head kick.
Messam misses with a body kick.
Messam throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Overfield Jr counters with a right hand to the body.
Messam thows a body shot but no joy.
Messam throws a head kick that Overfield Jr semi-blocks.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Messam. Overfield Jr does a little dance to reset his feet.
Overfield Jr tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Messam blocks a head kick by Overfield Jr.
Messam misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Jarvis Messam is winning the standup battle so far.
Overfield Jr tries to clinch there but Messam circles away.
Messam goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.

Messam shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Messam showed some decent athleticism there.
Messam takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Overfield Jr looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Overfield Jr is breathing heavily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Messam drops an elbow to the side of Overfield Jr's head.
Nice strikes from Messam there.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Overfield Jr wants to improve his position but Messam is controlling well.
Messam lands strikes from half guard.

Messam is looking for a kimura here.
Messam drops an elbow to the side of Overfield Jr's head.
Jarvis Messam overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Messam drops an elbow to the side of Overfield Jr's head.
Ground and pound from Messam.
Messam is looking for the mount but instead finds himself back in full guard.
Messam is working Overfield Jr over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Messam stays in close to Overfield Jr's body and controls the position.
Overfield Jr keeping moving, preventing Messam from controlling successfully.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Overfield Jr escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Messam gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Messam trying to control the position from guard on top but Overfield Jr is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Messam pushes down on Overfield Jr's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Overfield Jr has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Messam is working away from the top position though.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

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

Messam seems to be working for a kimura but Overfield Jr defends the submission attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jarvis Messam 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!

Messam moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.

It looks like Jason Overfield Jr has been cut.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Overfield Jr.
Messam lands with a nice body punch.
Messam lands a jab to Overfield Jr's midsection.
Overfield Jr on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Overfield Jr fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Overfield Jr takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Messam throws a right hand that Overfield Jr ducks under and follows up with a left that Overfield Jr also avoids with ease.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A combination from Messam does no damage.
Messam lands a body shot.
Messam throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Messam throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Overfield Jr.
Overfield Jr tries to clinch there but Messam circles away.
Messam throws a combination that misses
and Overfield Jr counters with a slapping leg kick.
Messam is looking to wear down Overfield Jr with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Overfield Jr slips under a jab from Messam.
Messam throws a head kick but Overfield Jr moves out of range.
Overfield Jr throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Messam on the side of the head.
A nice inside leg kick there by Messam. That's going to slow Overfield Jr down.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Overfield Jr throws a sloppy head kick and Messam moves out of range easily.
Overfield Jr takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Messam moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Overfield Jr closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Overfield Jr moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.

Messam bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Messam cracks Overfield Jr with a big elbow.

Overfield Jr is rocked!

Messam tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Messam has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
You can see the frustration on Overfield Jr's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Jarvis Messam is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Overfield Jr trying to remain calm as Messam controls from the top position.
Overfield Jr tries to escape but Messam is in control.
Messam taking a breather here.
Messam'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.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.

We're going to have a standup here because Jarvis Messam wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.

Messam drives through with a takedown into guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Messam slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Messam forces his way into half guard.
Messam takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jason Overfield Jr has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Overfield Jr wants to get back to his feet.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Well, if Messam is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Overfield Jr flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jarvis Messam showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Messam 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 Bruno Hogan scores the fight 30:27
Judge John Mangel scores the fight 30:27
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jarvis Messam!
Jarvis Messam gave a mention to MMA ANIMAL in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
65%

Main event

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Diego Salvador (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Antoine Dodson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Antoine Dodson has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Diego Salvador's chin.

Salvador
vs
Dodson

180 cm
26
195 lbs
6 - 1 - 0

175 cm
25
190 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

Good takedowns
Basic striking
Very quick

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Determined

MMA ANIMAL

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 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Diego Salvador!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Antoine Dodson!
The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, Skip Squint and Hugh Johnson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Salvador throws out a leg kick but Dodson moves out of range and Salvador only half commits.
Salvador takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Salvador walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Dodson checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Dodson checks a leg kick nicely.
Dodson looks to land a body kick but Salvador moved away.
Dodson works over Salvador's head and body with a nice combination.

It looks like Diego Salvador has been cut.
Salvador does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Salvador pivots, looking for a leg kick but Dodson is out of range and Salvador settles back down.
Salvador looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Dodson scores with a head kick. Salvador tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.

Salvador is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Salvador throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Dodson tries to land a front kick but Salvador steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Dodson misses with a series of wild punches.
Dodson avoids the head kick by Salvador.
A head kick misses from Salvador.
Salvador pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Salvador throws a solid leg kick but Dodson takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Salvador.
Salvador tries to land a front kick but Dodson steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Salvador showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Dodson.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dodson blocks a low kick nicely.
Salvador slips a jab and a cross from Dodson.
Salvador tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Salvador throws the kick towards the body but Dodson avoids it.
An inside leg kick from Salvador misses.
Salvador throws a leg kick
and Dodson counters with a stiff right hand.
Salvador throws a leg kick that is checked

and Dodson counters with a leg kick then a big left hand that sends Salvador down! Dodson is looking to finish but Salvador is intelligently defending himself.
Oh Salvador is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Salvador is looking to stand up but Dodson isn't so interested in that idea.

Salvador manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Salvador seems to have got his legs back now.
Dodson blocks a leg kick.
Salvador throws a chopping leg kick but Dodson manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Salvador throws a low kick, looking for Dodson's leg but Dodson calmly moves out of range.
Salvador throws a chopping leg kick but Dodson manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Salvador throws a low kick but Dodson moves out of range easily.
Dodson moves out of range of the leg kick from Salvador.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Salvador throws a sloppy head kick and Dodson moves out of range easily.
Dodson checks the leg kick nicely there.
Salvador looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Salvador misses with a leg kick
and Dodson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Dodson keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Salvador tried to score with a low kick but Dodson checks it.
Dodson looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Salvador throws a leg kick but Dodson checks it.
Salvador walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Dodson checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Salvador throws a sloppy head kick and Dodson moves out of range easily.
Salvador throws a leg kick but Dodson sees it coming and moves out of range.
Salvador dodges the punch combination from Dodson.
Salvador pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Salvador throws a front kick aimed at Dodson's knee but Dodson avoids it well.
Dodson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Salvador misses with a body kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Salvador avoids the body shot from Dodson.
Dodson is looking to slow Salvador down with leg kicks.
Salvador tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Dodson is able to avoid easily.
Salvador fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Dodson checks it well.
Dodson takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Some wild striking there from Dodson.
Salvador throws a leg kick but Dodson moved away.

A big head kick from Dodson and Salvador is sent sprawling to the canvas!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dodson wants to get up but he can't break Salvador's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.

Salvador pushes Dodson off and scrambles back to his feet.
Salvador takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Dodson looks to land a combination but Salvador avoids it well.
Dodson throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Dodson moves out of range of the body kick.
Salvador throws a half hearted mid kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dodson checks a leg kick.
Salvador avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Dodson takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Dodson blocks a head kick by Salvador.
Diego Salvador seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Salvador throws a body kick that misses.
Salvador pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Dodson moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.

Diego Salvador's cut is getting worse.
A swing and a miss from Dodson.
Salvador misses with a low kick as Dodson jumps back.
Salvador throws a leg kick that is checked
enabling Dodson to counter with a crisp jab.
A low kick from Salvador is predictable there
and Dodson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Salvador misses with a head kick.
Salvador throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Salvador throws a front kick aimed at Dodson's knee but Dodson avoids it well.
Dodson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Dodson keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Salvador throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Antoine Dodson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Diego Salvador's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Salvador misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Salvador fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Dodson is out of range.
Salvador blocks the body kick.
Dodson misses with a jab, cross combination.
Salvador misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

Nice combo by Dodson! Oh, that's hurt him - Salvador falls to the canvas and Dodson follows him into side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Salvador is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Dodson has just dragged him back down to the mat.

Salvador explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
Salvador has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Salvador wants to land a leg kick but Dodson is out of range.
Dodson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Dodson misses the jab.
Salvador throws a sloppy head kick and Dodson moves out of range easily.
Salvador throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Salvador.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Salvador throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Salvador avoids a punch combination nicely.
Dodson throws a series of punches but Salvador moves out of range.
Dodson moves out of range of the body kick from Salvador.
Salvador misses with a low kick.
Antoine Dodson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Dodson tries to bum rush Salvador with a series of wild strikes but Salvador uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A low kick from Salvador is predictable there
and Dodson counters with a good low kick that Salvador was not able to check.
Diego Salvador is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Dodson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Salvador throws a solid leg kick but Dodson takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Salvador.
Salvador throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Salvador tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Dodson misses with the combination.
Dodson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dodson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Dodson lands a nice shot to the body.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Dodson!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Salvador wants to land a leg kick but Dodson is out of range.
Dodson blocks a leg kick.
Dodson checks a leg kick.
Salvador attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Dodson checks the leg kick.
Salvador throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Dodson feints a jab promting Salvador to slip. Dodson then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Salvador slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.

Diego Salvador's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Dodson scores with a kick to the midsection.
Dodson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Dodson checks a low kick from Salvador.
Dodson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Salvador misses with a looping right.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dodson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Salvador.
A head kick by Salvador misses
and Dodson counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Dodson looks to land a combination but Salvador avoids it well.
Dodson keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Salvador tried to score with a low kick but Dodson checks it.
Dodson checks a low kick from Salvador.
Dodson throws a big shot that misses.
Salvador throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Some bone on bone action there as Dodson checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Salvador lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Dodson has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Dodson and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Dodson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Dodson checks the leg kick nicely there.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Salvador.
Dodson avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Salvador misses with a low kick.
Salvador gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Dodson counters with a series of strikes. Salvador will be more careful next time no doubt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dodson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Salvador.
Salvador throws a leg kick
and Dodson makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dodson sizes up Salvador with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Salvador finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Salvador throws a leg kick that is checked
and Dodson counters with a straight right hand.
Dodson fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Salvador misses with a head kick.
Dodson lands a nice looking body shot.
Salvador misses with a low kick.
Dodson misses with a wild combination.
Salvador goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Dodson checks a leg kick nicely.
A punch combination from Dodson misses.
Salvador looks for the body kick but Dodson saw that one coming.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Antoine Dodson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Diego Salvador's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Dodson checks a low kick from Salvador.
Salvador throws a sloppy head kick
enabling Dodson to counter with a crisp jab.
Dodson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Dodson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A bone on bone clash there as Dodson blocks the leg kick.
Salvador misses with a kick to the body.
Salvador slips a jab and a cross from Dodson.
Dodson looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Salvador throws a push kick but Dodson slaps the foot to one side.
Dodson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Salvador misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Salvador throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A leg kick checked by Dodson.
Salvador throws a head kick but Dodson moves out of range.
Salvador throws a head kick but Dodson moves out of range.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Dodson looks to score with a jab to the body but Salvador is just out of range.
Salvador fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Dodson is out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dodson throws a right and a left that Salvador avoids nicely.
Dodson uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Salvador has time to react.
Dodson throws a sloppy head kick and Salvador moves out of range easily.
Salvador pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Salvador shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Dodson checks the leg kick nicely there.
Salvador misses with an attempted mid kick.
Salvador throws a half hearted mid kick.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Dodson, as that shot connected.
Salvador throws a push kick but Dodson slaps the foot to one side.
Dodson connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Dodson lands a monster head kick that reverborates around the arena! The crowd goes wild as Salvador crumples to the floor! Dodson milks the crowd's applause and if that isn't knockout of the night, I will be very surprised!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:51 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Antoine Dodson!

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