DUFF 6 PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jack Bomba (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nishi Denoro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!

Bomba
vs
Denoro

185 cm
25
200 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

195 cm
25
210 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Dangerous knees
Self confident

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Heavy handed

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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jack Bomba!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Nishi Denoro!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, Damien Edna and Bruno Hogan.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Denoro shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Bomba is trying to defend but Denoro finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.

Denoro stands up out of the half guard.
Denoro misses with a wild combination.
Denoro swats away the attempt to clinch by Bomba.
Bomba tries to close the distance and clinch up but Denoro swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Bomba buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Bomba stuffs the takedown attempt from Denoro. Denoro gets slowly back to his feet.
Denoro lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Bomba circles away quickly and effectively.
Bomba tries to clinch up but Denoro circles away and keeps his distance.
Nishi Denoro seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bomba tries to grapple but his opponent circles

and Denoro counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Denoro.
Bomba looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bomba trying to land knees to the body.
Bomba prevents Denoro from breaking the clinch.
Bomba is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Denoro on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Bomba gets underhooks to prevent Denoro's takedown attempt.
Bomba misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Denoro.
Denoro controlling the action here for a moment.
The crowd are getting on Denoro's back here. They're not happy about his lack of aggression in the clinch.
Denoro is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Bomba is defending well for now.
Bomba misses with a knee to the head.
Denoro is trying to force a seperation but Bomba has the dominant position.
Denoro prevents Bomba from breaking the clinch.
Denoro wants to break free but Bomba has control.
Bomba tries to break the clinch but Denoro is controlling the position.
Bomba trying to land knees to the body.
Bomba takes a shot to the head.
Bomba trying to land knees to the body.
Bomba tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Denoro avoids it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bomba tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Bomba wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Denoro lands a left hand.
Bomba tries to land knees in the clinch but Denoro avoids the damage to the body.
Bomba with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Denoro tries to land a knee to the head but Bomba blocks with his arms.
Bomba trying to land knees to the body.
Bomba tries to land a knee to the head but Denoro blocks with his arms.
Denoro keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Bomba's efforts to push away.
Bomba tries a knee to the head but Denoro blocks it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bomba is looking to break free of the clinch but Denoro has double underhooks.
Bomba missing with knees to the body.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Bomba misses with a knee strike.
Bomba looking to throw knees to the head but Denoro is blocking nicely.
Bomba with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Bomba with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Bomba is breathing heavily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Denoro gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.

Denoro is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Bomba has managed to free his arm - good work.
Bomba trying to control here.

Denoro is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Denoro stops Bomba from getting back to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Denoro is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Bomba is looking to improve his position.
Denoro prevents Bomba from standing back up.

Denoro 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.
Bomba gets full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Nishi Denoro will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Denoro 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.
Bomba looks to clinch
and Denoro counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Denoro avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Bomba tries to clinch up but Denoro circles away and keeps his distance.
Bomba is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Bomba fails with an attempt to clinch.
Bomba tries to clinch there but Denoro circles away.
No luck for Denoro with that takedown attempt.
Bomba moves in looking to clinch but Denoro pushes him off.
Denoro shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Bomba as he avoids it easily.
Bomba moves in looking to clinch but Denoro pushes him off.
Bomba displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Denoro.
Jack Bomba has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nishi Denoro.
Denoro tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in the close the distance. Bomba manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

Denoro fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Bomba, pushing him back against the ropes.
Denoro is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Denoro blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

Denoro pulls guard effortlessly.
Bomba has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Denoro is proving hard to escape from.
Bomba has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.

Denoro working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Bomba doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Bomba manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Bomba trying to control but Denoro is working from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bomba is looking to work some ground and pound but Denoro has wrist control.
Bomba looking to pass the guard.
Bomba postures up.

Denoro looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Bomba wants to stand but Denoro is controlling his posture from full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bomba pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Denoro is keeping the position for now.
Bomba wants to stand but Denoro has a closed guard, so he can't escape.

Denoro working for submissions but it's allowed Bomba to get to half guard.
Bomba seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Denoro does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Denoro keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Denoro trying to get back to full guard but Bomba takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!
Denoro is squirming around, avoiding Bomba's attempts to control the action.
Bomba throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Bomba punching from mount but Denoro doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Bomba looking to finish with strikes here!
Denoro wants to improve position but instead he's given up his back.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bomba tries to get the hooks in deep but Denoro pushed the leg off.
Jack Bomba overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jack Bomba dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Denoro has a takedown stuffed.
Bomba tries to clinch but Denoro moves out of range.
Denoro keeps the fight on the outside.
Bomba scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Bomba tries to close the distance and clinch but Denoro swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Denoro.
Bomba is looking to clinch but Denoro is avoiding it.
Denoro shoots for a takedown but Bomba saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Jack Bomba has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nishi Denoro.
Bomba scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Denoro takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
The fight stays on the outside here - Bomba looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Bomba throws a head kick that Denoro semi-blocks.
Bomba doesn't manage to clinch there - Denoro circles away.
Bomba is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bomba fails in his attempt to clinch.
Denoro circles away from the clinch attempt.
Bomba throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Bomba tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Denoro paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A head kick from Bomba lands but Denoro takes it in his stride.
Bomba tries to clinch there but Denoro circles away.
Bomba tries to close the distance and clinch up but Denoro swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Denoro takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Jack Bomba is winning the standup battle so far.
Bomba throws a head kick that Denoro semi-blocks.
Denoro keeps the fight on the outside.
Bomba tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Bomba lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Bomba - that will leave a mark!
Bomba goes for a high kick. It partially lands.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bomba scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Denoro swats away the attempt to clinch by Bomba.
Denoro avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Bomba tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in the close the distance. Denoro manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Bomba throws a head kick that half lands.
Bomba tries to clinch up but Denoro circles away and keeps his distance.
Bomba moves in looking to clinch but Denoro pushes him off.
Bomba throws a head kick that half lands.
Bomba keeps Denoro at a distance using the push kick.
Bomba wants to clinch up but Denoro keeps it at a distance.
Bomba fails in his attempt to clinch.
Bomba tries to clinch up but Denoro circles away and keeps his distance.
Bomba moves in looking to clinch but Denoro pushes him off.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bomba fails with an attempt to clinch.
Bomba tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Denoro paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Bomba is looking to clinch but Denoro is avoiding it.
Bomba feints and then cracks Denoro's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Denoro down.
Bomba scores with a head kick.
Bomba tries to clinch up but Denoro circles away and keeps his distance.
Denoro takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Bomba wants to clinch up but Denoro keeps it at a distance.
A solid body kick from Bomba.
Nice body kick there by Bomba.
Bomba tries to close the distance and clinch up but Denoro swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Jack Bomba is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bomba tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Bomba throws a head kick that Denoro semi-blocks.
Bomba tries to close the distance and clinch but Denoro swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Bomba looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Bomba tries to close the distance and clinch but Denoro swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Bomba doesn't manage to clinch there - Denoro circles away.
Bomba lands a nice leg kick that just misses Denoro's sensitive parts.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bomba closes the distance looking to clinch

and Denoro counters with a nice double leg into side control. Bomba won't be happy with that.
Bomba wants to get back to his feet but Denoro drags him back down.

Denoro is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Bomba knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bomba gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jack Bomba showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Bomba 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 Eliza Hachem scores the fight 29:28
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 30:27
Judge Bruno Hogan scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jack Bomba!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
66%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Harry Brown (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alex Krasilin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Alex Krasilin will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Brown
vs
Krasilin

185 cm
22
245 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

195 cm
19
230 lbs
2 - 7 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Knockout power

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 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Harry Brown!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Alex Krasilin!
The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, Skip Squint and Hugh Johnson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Krasilin moves to clinch but Brown breaks away

and Brown counters by moving into the clinch.
Brown keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Krasilin's efforts to push away.
Krasilin misses with a hook from the clinch.

Brown gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Brown is thwarting Krasilin's attempts to control the position.

Brown is working for a submission here. He's got hold of the far side arm and he's looking for a kimura. He's cranking on the arm and he's got it! Krasilin is tapping out! Ouch, that looked like it hurt!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Harry Brown!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
32%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Pruchasvok Nevinski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mutant Chernobli (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Chernobli's choice of entrance music: Slipknot-Waynd and Bleed. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!

Nevinski
vs
Chernobli

188 cm
23
213 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

175 cm
19
210 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Self confident

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Solid chin

Kobra Clothing Inc. *$5 Clearance Sale*

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, Pruchasvok Nevinski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Mutant Chernobli!
The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, Skip Squint and Bruno Hogan.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nevinski lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Nevinski throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A punch combination from Nevinski misses.
Chernobli looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Mutant Chernobli seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice takedown defense from Nevinski. No joy for Chernobli on that attempt.

Chernobli gets a takedown into half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chernobli seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Nevinski does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Nevinski is looking to escape.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.

Chernobli is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Nevinski defends it well.
Chernobli missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.

Chernobli seems like he's working for an arm triangle here. He's freed his trapped foot and he's rotating nicely. Nevinski is in big trouble! He's tapping out! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:03 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Mutant Chernobli!
Mutant Chernobli decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
25%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Josh Torres (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eric Fox (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!

Torres
vs
Fox

176 cm
19
154 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

186 cm
25
180 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Josh Torres!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Eric Fox!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Summer Carpenter and Hugh Johnson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fox scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Torres is defended easily by Fox.
Fox fails with an attempt to clinch.
Fox clobbers Torres with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
A telegraphed right hand from Fox misses the target.
Torres walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Torres takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.

Fox forces Torres back against the ropes and clinches.
A nice right hand lands inside from Fox.
Fox is stalling here.
Torres is trying to pull guard but Fox has him pressed against the ropes.
Torres is working for a takedown up against the ropes. He can't get it on this occasion though.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Josh Torres. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Torres tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fox lands with a short shot to the head.
Fox lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Fox is trying to stall.
Torres tries to pull guard but Fox holds him up against the ropes and eventually Torres drops back down to his feet.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Fox takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Fox throws a head punch that misses.
Fox fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Fox lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Fox is pushing Torres up against the ropes, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Fox lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Fox swings wildly with an uppercut but Torres uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fox has a couple of punches blocked by Torres.
Fox lands a nice shot to the body.
Fox lands a right hand that snaps the head of Torres backwards.
Fox is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Fox lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Torres.
Fox tries to stall but Torres uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Torres blocks an uppercut.
Torres tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Fox smiles and moves away.
Torres steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Fox.
Torres moves out of range as Fox strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice jab there from Fox.
Fox misses with the combination.
Fox throws the left hand but Torres avoids the punch easily.
Torres closes this distance looking for a takedown but Fox circles away.

Torres gets a takedown into half guard.
Torres is looking to take a break and control but Fox is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Torres perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Torres scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Torres works his way into full mount!
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Torres scoring with strikes but Fox is staying in there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Josh Torres!
Josh Torres is the new welterweight champion!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
37%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jason Scott (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jona Phillips (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Scott might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Alestorm - Shipwrecked. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.

Scott
vs
Phillips

191 cm
21
204 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

179 cm
25
195 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jason Scott!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jona Phillips!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, Donatello Bradman and Skip Squint.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Phillips's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Phillips duly obliges.
Scott takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Phillips swats away the attempt to clinch by Scott.
Phillips scores with a hook.
Scott misses with an uppercut.
A punch lands to the side of Scott 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Phillips connects with a body shot.
Scott ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Scott is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Phillips tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Scott was well out of range. Poor timing from Phillips.
Scott displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Phillips.
Scott doesn't manage to clinch there - Phillips circles away.
Phillips dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Scott fails in his attempt to clinch.
Phillips goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Scott moves in looking to clinch but Phillips pushes him off.
Phillips showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Scott.
Phillips fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Some wild striking there from Phillips.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Phillips scores with the left hand. Scott knows he should have avoided that one.
Phillips lands a nice shot that snaps Scott's head back.
Scott stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Scott wants it to stay on the feet.
Jason Scott has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jona Phillips.
Phillips takes a swing at Scott's ribcage but misses.
Phillips scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Scott doesn't seem bothered though.
Scott uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Phillips.
Scott defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Phillips.
Phillips's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Phillips duly obliges.
Phillips cracks Scott with a right hand to the side of the head.
Phillips looks gassed!
Scott fails with an attempt to clinch.
Scott wants to clinch.
A combination from Phillips does no damage.
Phillips throws a looping overhand right but Scott ducks down to avoid it.
Scott moves in looking to clinch but Phillips pushes him off.
Jona Phillips seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Phillips showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Scott.
Scott moves in looking to clinch but Phillips pushes him off.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Scott lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Phillips fails to land the takedown.
Phillips keeps the fight on the outside.
Scott is looking to clinch but Phillips is avoiding it.
A decent looking cross lands there for Phillips.

Phillips shoots in and gets a takedown into Scott's guard.
Phillips postures up and lands a big shot to Scott's brow.
Phillips throws a big right hand that misses.
Scott working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Phillips.
Phillips loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Phillips postures up in Scott's guard and throws a big left but Scott blocks it.
Phillips postures up in Scott's guard and throws a big left but Scott blocks it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Phillips scoring with some ground and pound.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Phillips throwing strikes but missing.
Phillips working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Phillips lands a couple of digs.
Phillips throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Scott works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Phillips throws a big right hand that misses.
Phillips works over Scott with some ground and pound from guard.
Phillips keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Scott's head.
Scott preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Phillips is looking to work some ground and pound but Scott has wrist control.
Scott knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Phillips on the ground.
Phillips is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Phillips connects with a couple of short punches.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Phillips in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Scott avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Phillips in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Phillips distracts Scott with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Phillips passes Scott's left leg - he's now in half guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Phillips prevents Scott from standing back up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Phillips lands a body shot.
Scott takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Scott takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Phillips smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Phillips fails with a takedown attempt.
Phillips shoots in but Scott avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Scott fails in his attempt to clinch.
Phillips scores with a jab to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A shot to the liver by Phillips. Beautiful body shot.
Scott tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Phillips paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A lazy left from Phillips finds it's target.
Scott tries to clinch up but Phillips circles away and keeps his distance.
Phillips misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Phillips keeps the fight on the outside.
Phillips jabs at Scott's body.
Scott tries to close the distance and clinch up but Phillips swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Phillips misses with the combination.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Phillips takes a swing at Scott's ribcage but misses.
Phillips keeps the fight on the outside.
Scott takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Scott takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Scott misses with a double jab.
A slapping leg kick lands for Scott.
Jason Scott is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Scott is looking to clinch.
Scott tries to close the distance and clinch but Phillips swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Horrible takedown by Phillips or perhaps it was just good defense by Scott which made him look bad.
Jason Scott has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jona Phillips.
Phillips lands a body shot.
Phillips looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Phillips avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Phillips shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Scott sprawls well. Scott wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Phillips gets slowly back to his feet.
Phillips thows a left - swing and a miss!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Phillips keeps the fight on the outside.
Jona Phillips seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Scott connects with a crisp jab.
Scott wants to clinch.
Phillips tries to score a power double leg takedown but Scott sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Phillips somewhat.
Phillips takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Scott tries to clinch up but Phillips circles away and keeps his distance.
Scott sizes up Phillips with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Phillips looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Scott is fending him off so far but Phillips persists. Nope, Scott circles away and we're back to standing.
Jason Scott is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Phillips takes a kick to the side of the head.
Phillips feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Scotts jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Scott tries to clinch but Phillips is having none of it.
Scott tries to clinch up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Phillips fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Scott tries to clinch there but Phillips circles away.
Scott tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in the close the distance. Phillips manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Scott lands a jab.
Scott lands with a straight right. Phillips didn't see that one coming.
Scott scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.

Phillips looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Phillips missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Scott avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Phillips.
Phillips thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Scott's head.
Phillips thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Scott's head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Phillips is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Phillips slips a nice elbow through Scott's hands, connecting with Scott's forehead.
Phillips thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Scott's head.
Phillips landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Phillips thows a huge punch but Scott dodges it nicely.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Phillips throwing shots but Scott is blocking nicely.
Scott keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jona Phillips showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Scott tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in the close the distance. Phillips manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Phillips lands a right hook 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.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Scott tries to clinch but Phillips is having none of it.
Scott throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Scott drops his hands momentarily and Phillips takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Scott closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.

Phillips shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Phillips is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Phillips throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Phillips is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Phillips putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Phillips lands with some strikes.
Phillips scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Scott?
Scott takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Scott takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Phillips scoring with strikes but Scott is staying in there.
Phillips has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Phillips lands a heavy elbow.
Phillips lands a heavy elbow.
Phillips landing strikes from the mount and Scott is in trouble!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Scott takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Phillips with good strikes from the mount here!
BOOM! Phillips connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Phillips dominating with strikes here.
Phillips working Scott over with strikes here.
A nice elbow there by Phillips.
Scott wants to get back to his feet.

Phillips looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Phillips landing strikes from the mount and Scott is in trouble!
Phillips has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Scott in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Scott taking shots to the head.
Phillips lands with some strikes.
Phillips lands a big elbow.

Scott is rocked!
Phillips landing punches.
Oh Scott is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Phillips landing strikes, looking to finish!
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Phillips cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Phillips breaks from Scott's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Scott seems to have got his legs back now.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Phillips scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Scott?
Phillips landing strikes from the mount and Scott is in trouble!
Scott takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Phillips working Scott over with strikes here.
Phillips scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Scott is in a horrible position here. Phillips smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Phillips lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Scott hang on?
Jason Scott has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Phillips looking to finish Scott with some ground and pound. This is bad for Scott!
Jona Phillips is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Phillips with the ground and pound from mount.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight 26:30
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 26:30
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 26:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jona Phillips!
Jona Phillips is the new light heavyweight champion!

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Main event

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Austin Rumble (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jay Melanko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rumble comes to the ring accompanied by Click Click Boom. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Rumble
vs
Melanko

200 cm
18
225 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

198 cm
20
255 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Austin Rumble!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jay Melanko!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, Donatello Bradman and Bruno Hogan.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Rumble has Melanko up against the ropes in a clinch.

Rumble jumps into guard, dragging Melanko to the mat.
Rumble looking for a sweep. Not yet Rumble, not yet.
Rumble is looking to stand up but Melanko isn't so interested in that idea.

Melanko drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Rumble dives on top into guard.

Rumble gets to his feet. Melanko looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!

Rumble takes the fight into the clinch.

Rumble pulls guard successfully.
Rumble wants to sweep here but Melanko controlling him for the moment.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Melanko wants to get up but he can't break Rumble's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.

Melanko drops back, looking for a kneebar! Rumble looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Rumble looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Rumble!
Rumble advances nicely into full mount.
Melanko wants to use the ropes to get back to his feet here.
Rumble unloads with some shots from mount but Melanko bucks and avoids them well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Rumble swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Melanko is now in Rumble's guard. A big mistake from Rumble there, giving up the dominant position!
Melanko stands and throws Rumble's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Rumble throws a couple of punches but he's in a bad position and they don't land.

Melanko tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Melanko has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Rumble is trying to control Melanko's posture but Melanko avoids it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Melanko goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Rumble rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Melanko's guard! Nice work there by Rumble!
Rumble landing some decent shots from guard.
Rumble controlling from the top position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Melanko can't keep his opponent in guard - Rumble advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Rumble trying to control the action but Melanko is working from the bottom.

Rumble 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.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rumble is just content to waste time from the top position. Melanko takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Austin Rumble dominated that round.
That's time! Rumble's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Rumble misses with the combination.

Rumble moves into range and clinches up with Melanko.

Rumble gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Rumble looking to sit in guard and control but Melanko gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Austin Rumble overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Rumble holds on and takes a little breather.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rumble is trying to control the position from the bottom.

Melanko drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Rumble manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Melanko has Rumble in his guard.
Rumble in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rumble is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.

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

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

Rumble decides to return to a standing position.
Rumble tries to move into range but Melanko moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.

It looks like Austin Rumble has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rumble misses with a takedown
and Melanko counters with a left and a right that stings Rumble.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Rumble decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Rumble wants to lay and pray for a moment but Melanko keeps working.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Rumble is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Melanko has managed to free his arm - good work.

Melanko looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.

Melanko looking for submissions from an awkward position here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.

Melanko actively working from the bottom here.
Rumble misses with a head shot. Melanko uses the momentum to regain guard.
Rumble trying to control but Melanko is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Rumble scores a takedown into full mount!
Rumble cracks Melanko with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Rumble trying to control but Melanko is having none of it.
Melanko can't escape the position.
Rumble throws some wild stikes that Melanko manages to avoid easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rumble pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Rumble controlling the position easily from mount.
Rumble wants to control the pace but Melanko is squirming around nicely.
Poor strikes thrown by Rumble there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Rumble throws a wild left hand from mount and Melanko manages to wriggle his way back to half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Melanko is refusing to be controlled, as Rumble sits in half guard.
Rumble stalling away here and it's allowed Melanko to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Rumble controls the pace of the fight for a moment.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Austin Rumble wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Melanko lands with a shot to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rumble on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Melanko connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Rumble's hands.
Melanko throws a left jab followed by a right to the body, Oh Rumble colapses and takes a barrage of punches from Melanko as he moves to mount! the ref stops the fight and Rumble is left battered and dazed whilst Melanko and his camp cheer!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:15 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jay Melanko! Jay Melanko retains his heavyweight title!
A victorious Jay Melanko thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.