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Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ronnie Castillo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hamood Hallak (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Castillo
vs
Hallak

179 cm
19
200 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

184 cm
18
223 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Ronnie Castillo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Hamood Hallak!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Donatello Bradman and Bruno Hogan.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Castillo checks the leg kick nicely there.

Castillo gets tackled into the ropes by Hallak. Hallak maintains the clinch.
Hallak doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Castillo stalls.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Castillo obliges.
Castillo connects with a knee to the head.

It looks like Hamood Hallak has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hallak is looking to take this one to the mat.
Castillo stalling.
Hallak tries to throw a body punch but Castillo avoids it by throwing Hallak back against the ropes.
Castillo taking a breather.
Castillo putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Hallak in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Hallak looks gassed!
Hallak takes a knee to the side of the body.
Castillo utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Castillo working Hallak over with knees to the body.
Castillo lands a good knee to the midsection. Hallak won't want to take too many of those.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Castillo stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Hallak on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Castillo.
Hallak misses with a knee to the head.
Castillo's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Hallak is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Castillo unloads a knee to the mid-section.
The fighters are pressed against the ropes, as the pace of the fight slows.
Castillo could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Hallak avoiding damage as Castillo throws knees to the body.
Castillo stalling in the clinch.
Hallak on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Hallak on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Castillo tries to land knees in the clinch but Hallak avoids the damage to the body.
Castillo blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hallak misses with the head strike.
Hallak managing to block the knees to the body from Castillo.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Castillo.
Castillo is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Hallak is defending well for now.
Hallak taking a breather.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A short uppercut from Hallak.
Castillo is looking to control Hallak's arms but Hallak gets an underhook and turns him. Now Castillo has his back to the ropes.
Hallak working aggressively here.
Castillo looking to stall.
Castillo landing knees to the body.
Hallak tries to break the clinch but Castillo is controlling the position.
Castillo scores a nice knee to the body.
Hallak takes a knee to the side of the body.
Castillo putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Hallak in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Castillo utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Castillo obliges.
Hallak takes a knee to the side of the body.
Castillo utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Castillo obliges.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Castillo putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Hallak in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Castillo tries to land knees in the clinch but Hallak avoids the damage to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Castillo.
Castillo scores with a knee to the head.
Castillo leaning his opponent against the ropes.
Castillo misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Hallak.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hallak tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Castillo working Hallak over with knees to the body.
Castillo tries to land knees in the clinch but Hallak avoids the damage to the body.
Castillo is trying to maintain a safe position but Hallak gets an underhook and turns Castillo into the ropes.
Castillo lands a good knee to the midsection. Hallak won't want to take too many of those.
Castillo is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Hallak is defending well for now.
Castillo lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Castillo landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Castillo landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Castillo crunches a lovely knee into Hallak's ribcage.
Castillo lands a good knee to the midsection. Hallak won't want to take too many of those.
Castillo controlling the action here for a moment.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hallak avoiding damage as Castillo throws knees to the body.
Castillo stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ronnie Castillo dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Hamood Hallak's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

A nice combination there by Hallak.
Castillo looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.

Castillo closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Castillo lands a nice knee to the body.
Castillo lands a knee to the body.
Castillo leaning his opponent against the ropes.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Castillo obliges.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Castillo just leaning against Hallak, taking a breather.
Castillo lands a nice knee to the body.
Castillo lands a nice knee to the body.
Castillo lands a good knee to the midsection. Hallak won't want to take too many of those.
Hallak is breathing heavily.
Castillo misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Hallak.
Knees in the clinch landing for Castillo.
Castillo lands a nice knee to the body.
Castillo is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Castillo missing with knees to the body.
Hallak misses with the head strike.
Castillo scores a nice knee to the body.
Hallak on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Hallak throws a knee to the head but misses.
The referee calls for Castillo to work.
Castillo trying to land knees to the body.
Castillo tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Hallak avoids it.
Castillo is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Hallak misses with some punches.
Hallak on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Castillo with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Castillo landing knees to the head.
Castillo landing knees to the body.
Castillo scores with a knee to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Castillo utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Castillo working Hallak over with knees to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Castillo putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Hallak in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Castillo lands a good knee to the midsection. Hallak won't want to take too many of those.
A knee to the head by Castillo.
A knee to the head by Castillo.
Ronnie Castillo has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Castillo putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Hallak in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Castillo scores a nice knee to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Castillo obliges.
Castillo landing knees to the head.
Castillo misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Hallak.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Castillo takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Castillo is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hallak can do to turn this around?
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Castillo as Hallak tries to tie him up.
Castillo scores with a knee to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hallak avoiding damage as Castillo throws knees to the body.
Castillo trying to land knees to the body.
Castillo will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Hallak up against the ropes.
Castillo with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Castillo tries to stall but Hallak uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Hallak avoiding damage as Castillo throws knees to the body.
Castillo taking a breather.
Hallak working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Castillo tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Hallak throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Hallak wants a takedown but no success here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Castillo is struggling to control the position.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Castillo.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Castillo.
Castillo landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Hallak tries a knee to the head but Castillo blocks it.
Hallak avoiding damage as Castillo throws knees to the body.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Hallak looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Castillo obliges.
Hallak tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Castillo's elbow.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hallak managing to block the knees to the body from Castillo.
A knee to the head by Castillo.
Castillo is stalling here.
Hallak on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ronnie Castillo dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Hamood Hallak's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Hallak tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Castillo tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Hallak paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Castillo lands with a thumping leg kick.
Hallak lands a right hook to the body.

Castillo instigates a clinch.
Hallak throws a head punch that misses.
Castillo misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Hallak.
Castillo tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Hallak avoids it.
Castillo landing knees to the body.
Hallak avoiding damage as Castillo throws knees to the body.
Hallak pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Castillo stalling.
Castillo trying to land knees to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A body shot lands from Hallak.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Castillo misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Hallak.
Hallak blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Hallak lands with a short head shot on the inside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hallak blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Hallak misses with an elbow strike.
Castillo misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Hallak.
Castillo missing with knees to the body.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Hallak tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A short uppercut from Hallak.
Hallak is trying to break the clinch but Castillo has him pressed against the ropes.
Castillo missing with knees to the body.
Hallak misses with a short punch on the inside.
Castillo on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Castillo trying to land knees to the body.
Castillo throws a knee to the head but misses.
Castillo misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Hallak.
Castillo is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Hallak is defending well for now.
Hallak swings away with an uppercut that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hallak tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Castillo's elbow.
Castillo lands a nice knee to the body.
Hallak lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Castillo tries to land knees in the clinch but Hallak avoids the damage to the body.
Hallak trying to control the position but instead, Castillo has worked for underhooks and has pushed Hallak into the ropes.
Castillo is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Hallak is defending well for now.
Castillo trying to stall but Hallak improves his position.
Castillo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Castillo with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Castillo is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Castillo seems a little flustered. He's come in with the intention of controlling the clinch but Hallak is preventing him from doing so, at least for the moment.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hallak lands a body punch in the clinch.
Hallak blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Hallak missing with knees to the body.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Hallak creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Castillo is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Castillo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Castillo trying to land knees to the body.
Hallak swings wildly with an uppercut but Castillo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hallak is trying to pull guard but Castillo has him pressed against the ropes.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Hallak as Castillo tries to tie him up.
Castillo with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Hallak wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Ronnie Castillo is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Hallak working hard to break the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hallak is trying to push Castillo away but Castillo has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Hallak misses with a punch to the body.
Hallak misses with a hook from the clinch.
Castillo trying to stall but Hallak improves his position.
Hallak slowing the pace effectively.
Castillo scores a nice knee to the body.
Hallak can't find room to land a body shot as Castillo controls the action.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hallak struggles to land a body shot inside as Castillo controls his hands.
Hallak looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Hamood Hallak has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hallak has a couple of punches blocked by Castillo.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Hamood Hallak.
I think Castillo 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 30:28
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 30:28
Judge Bruno Hogan scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ronnie Castillo!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
94%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bekah Montoya (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and James Tomas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). James Tomas has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Montoya
vs
Tomas

224 cm
18
191 lbs
1 - 6 - 0

187 cm
20
220 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Experienced

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Granite 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 1 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Bekah Montoya!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, James Tomas!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, Donatello Bradman and John Mangel.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Tomas decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice 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.

Tomas is working for a kimura but Montoya is defending it quite comfortably.
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.
Montoya tries to roll over but Tomas keeps him under control.
Montoya really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Montoya avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Tomas.
Montoya trying to control from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Tomas is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Montoya is trying to control but can't.
Montoya is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

Bekah Montoya has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.

Tomas 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.
Montoya keeping moving, preventing Tomas from controlling successfully.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Montoya is trying to keep Tomas in close.
Montoya wants to stand and escape but Tomas is having none of it.

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

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Montoya stands up and waves to Tomas to follow him.
Tomas fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Montoya avoids it really well and circles away.
Bekah Montoya seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Montoya tries to close the distance and clinch but Tomas swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Montoya throws a push kick but Tomas slaps the foot to one side.
Montoya avoids the head kick by Tomas.
Montoya throws a sloppy head kick and Tomas moves out of range easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Montoya closes the distance and pushes Tomas back into the ropes.
Montoya wants to take the fight to the mat but Tomas manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Montoya lands on the inside with an uppercut.

Tomas has Montoya pressed up against the ropes. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Tomas pulls back from the ropes and twists to the side, sending Montoya tumbling to the mat - Tomas dives into Montoya's guard.
Tomas in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Tomas sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Montoya's guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Montoya tries to get to full guard but Tomas has control of the leg.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Montoya scrambles, trying to get to his feet, but Tomas manages to mount him!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Montoya tries to clinch there but Tomas circles away.
Montoya swings for the body but Tomas moves out of range.

Montoya moves into range and clinches up with Tomas.
Montoya tries to pull guard but Tomas holds him up against the ropes and eventually Montoya drops back down to his feet.
Montoya fails to pull guard.
Montoya looking for a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bekah Montoya. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Montoya is trying to break the clinch but Tomas is controlling him.

Tomas manages to break the clinch.
Montoya doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Tomas counters with a left to the body.
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!
Montoya takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Bekah Montoya is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Tomas throws a sloppy head kick and Montoya moves out of range easily.
and Tomas counters with a massive uppercut that badly hurts Montoya! He's just covering up as Tomas starts to tee off till the referee steps in and stops the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). James Tomas!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
95%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rydolf Karel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mark Piltz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Karel's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Hail Czech. Piltz is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: I'm too Sexy. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Mark Piltz enters the ring!

Karel
vs
Piltz

175 cm
19
190 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

180 cm
20
192 lbs
0 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter striker
Good chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Rydolf Karel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Mark Piltz!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Donatello Bradman and Summer Carpenter.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Piltz misses with an uppercut. Karel saw that one coming.
Karel avoids a punch combination nicely.
Karel avoids a punch combination nicely.
Piltz throws a nice inside leg kick.
Karel lunges at Piltz with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Piltz's hand.
A punch combination from Piltz misses.
Karel works Piltz's body with a nice hook.
No joy there for Piltz, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Piltz cracks Karel with an open hand slap.
Piltz scores with a three punch combo!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Karel throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A slow jab from Piltz misses its intended target.
Piltz misses with a series of wild punches.
Karel misses with a looping left.
Piltz throws a low kick but Karel moves out of range easily.
Piltz goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Piltz rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Karel moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Piltz thuds his shin into the meat of Karel's side.
Crunch! Piltz slams his shin into Karel's torso.
Piltz misses with a kick to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big right from Karel misses.
A swing and a miss from Karel.
Karel staying out of range there.
Piltz looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Karel misses with a body punch
and Piltz counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Piltz connects with a body shot that sends Karel's belly button to the back.
Piltz throws a right and a left that Karel avoids nicely.
No joy there for Piltz, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Karel lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Piltz at a distance.
Piltz misses with a few strikes there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Piltz tries to clinch but Karel is having none of it.
Piltz tries to bum rush Karel with a series of wild strikes but Karel uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Karel misses with an uppercut
and Piltz counters with a two punch combo.
Piltz moves away from the strike by Karel.
Piltz slips under a jab.
Piltz avoids a punch combination nicely.
Piltz misses with a series of wild punches.
Karel swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Karel lands a jab-cross combination.
Karel staying out of range there.
Piltz throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Karel.
Piltz tries to bum rush Karel with a series of wild strikes but Karel uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Piltz misses with a few strikes there.
A punch combination from Piltz misses.
Piltz throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Karel avoids a punch combination nicely.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Piltz throws a shot from downtown. Karel moves away and avoids it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mark Piltz dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Karel throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Piltz makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Piltz throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Piltz looks to land a combination but Karel avoids it well.
Piltz avoids a punch combination nicely.
Piltz moves forwards but Karel connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Piltz defending well as Karel loads up on a big left hand.
Decent striking displayed by Karel there.
Piltz throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Karel looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Karel misses with the combination.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Karel will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Karel misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Piltz.
Karel swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Piltz steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Karel.
Piltz throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Karel.
Karel fails to land with a series of punches.
Karel misses with a wild body shot.
Karel tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Piltz connects with a single shot there.
Piltz fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Karel throws a hook but Piltz avoids it easily.
Karel walks into a jab.
Karel showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Piltz.
Piltz misses with a jab, cross combination.
Karel avoids a kick to the body.
Karel takes a swing at Piltz's ribcage but misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Piltz throws a leg kick but Karel sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Karel throws out a loose jab but Piltz uses good head movement to avoid it.
Piltz misses with a double jab.
Piltz misses with a series of wild punches.
Piltz misses with an uppercut.
Piltz swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Piltz swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Karel counters with a straight right hand.
Karel throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Piltz swinging wildly here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Piltz tests Karel's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Piltz throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
A shot to the body from Karel misses
and Piltz counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Piltz misses with a jab, cross combination.
Karel is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Karel checks a low kick from Piltz.
Karel misses with a hook. Piltz ducked under it nicely.
Piltz throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Mark Piltz will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Back to the action! And we move into the final round!

Piltz misses with a two punch combination.
Karel scores with a decent looking hook.
Piltz swinging wildly here.
Karel looks to land a right hand but Piltz moved out of range.
Piltz lands with a nice combination. Karel backs away looking to recover.
Piltz throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Piltz misses with a combination
and Karel counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Piltz throws a right and a left that both miss.
Piltz takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Piltz pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Karel back to the ropes. Piltz follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Karel misses with an uppercut.
Piltz swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Good work by Karel as he checks the leg kick.
Karel cracks a nice hook into Piltz's ribs.
Karel looks to score with a jab to the body but Piltz is just out of range.
Some wild striking there from Piltz.
Mark Piltz seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Piltz moves away from the strike by Karel.
Karel misses with a body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Piltz swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Karel connects with a jab.
Piltz blocks a jab.
Karel throws a jab but it's blocked by Piltz.
Piltz moves out of range of the strikes.
Karel scores with a jab.
Piltz misses with a double jab.
The fighters circling - Piltz throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Karel jabs Piltz right on the nose. Piltz blinks but takes it well.
Piltz misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Piltz throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Mark Piltz is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Karel throws a shot to the body.
Karel uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Piltz.
Piltz ducks under a wild hook from Karel.
Piltz thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Karel if he has to take too many more of those.
The fight stays on the outside here - Piltz looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Piltz misses with a wild combination.
Karel slips a jab and a cross from Piltz.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Karel scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Karel throws a nice looking combination but Piltz bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Piltz uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Karel.
Piltz misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Piltz misses with the combination.
Piltz staying out of range there.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Karel lands a nice looking body shot.
Piltz fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Karel is out of range.

And that's the end of the fight!
Rydolf Karel showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Piltz 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 John Mangel scores the fight 28:29
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 28:29
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mark Piltz!
A very excited looking Mark Piltz rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
36%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Joao Pires (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Henry Pollock (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Joao Pires has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Pires
vs
Pollock

177 cm
18
145 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

174 cm
19
144 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Joao Pires!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Henry Pollock!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, Steve Erwin and Winston Howard.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Pires rushes Pollock and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Pires drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Pollock gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Pollock has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.

Pollock manages to break the clinch.
Pires fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

Pires rushes Pollock and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.

Pollock has Pires pressed up against the ropes. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Pollock pulls back from the ropes and twists to the side, sending Pires tumbling to the mat - Pollock dives into Pires's guard.
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.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Pires is trying to keep Pollock in close.
Pollock wanted to stand there but Pires had control of the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Pires looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Pollock passes into half guard.

Pires has hold of a guillotine but he's not going to be able to crank on it really with only half guard, so it's no trouble for Pollock. Oh but Pires has got full guard now! Oh boy! This one could be over very soon! Pollock goes limp - he's gone! Pires jumps up and celebrates with the crowd - fantastic submission finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Joao Pires!
During a confident post fight interview, Joao Pires thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.

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C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
33%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between John Alphen Martirez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dusty WarHorse (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dusty WarHorse has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Alphen Martirez
vs
WarHorse

180 cm
25
155 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

193 cm
21
150 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
Good in bed

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, John Alphen Martirez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Dusty WarHorse!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, Bruno Hogan and Damien Edna.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
WarHorse misses with a series of wild punches.
Martirez shoots in looking for a takedown. WarHorse tries to sprawl out of it but Martirez keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the ropes. WarHorse manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.

WarHorse clinches.

WarHorse breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Martirez shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. WarHorse defends it nicely.
WarHorse is trying hard to land a takedown here. Martirez sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Martirez lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Dusty WarHorse seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

WarHorse clinches with his opponent.
WarHorse scores with a knee to the head.

Martirez is rocked!

That's one minute gone in the round.

WarHorse escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
WarHorse is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
WarHorse with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Martirez fails to land the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for John Alphen Martirez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Martirez leaves WarHorse with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Sloppy strikes from Martirez. Those never looked like landing.

WarHorse takes the fight into the clinch.

WarHorse jumps guard.
Martirez is looking to stand up but WarHorse won't let him.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if WarHorse can do anything to dispel that myth.
WarHorse is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
WarHorse not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Martirez trying to control but WarHorse is working from the bottom.
WarHorse is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
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.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
WarHorse misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
WarHorse looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Martirez shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts WarHorse as he jumps to the side.
WarHorse fails with a takedown attempt.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
WarHorse lands with a kick to the temple. Martirez shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from WarHorse. Martirez shrugs it off though.
WarHorse fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
WarHorse throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Oh Martirez is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!

Martirez feints and as WarHorse raises his hands in defense, Martirez changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Martirez seems to have got his legs back now.

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

Martirez drops back for a leg here. A bit of a high risk move... He's looking for a kneebar by the looks of things. Now both of them are looking for submissions. Martirez seems to have locked his on tight now - WarHorse screams in pain and taps out furiously! It certainly was a high risk move but it's paid off for Martirez, as he picks up the win!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kneebar). John Alphen Martirez!

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energy
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hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
45%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Barney Rubble (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Josh Torres (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!

Rubble
vs
Torres

150 cm
19
140 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

176 cm
20
154 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Dangerous knees
Cardio machine

Powerful takedowns
Counter striker
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight 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, Barney Rubble!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Josh Torres!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, Damien Edna and Summer Carpenter.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rubble with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Torres needs to keep his hands up - Rubble had a free shot at his head there.
Barney Rubble seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Torres misses with a takedown
and Rubble counters with a good, hard body kick but Torres shrugs it off.
Torres shoots and misses
and Rubble counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Torres misses with a takedown attempt
and Rubble counters with a nice body shot.
Barney Rubble has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Josh Torres.
Torres on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Rubble with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Rubble lands with a thumping leg kick.
Torres takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Rubble punishes Torres's body with a nice straight punch.
Torres bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rubble buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Torres doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Rubble makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Torres with a lazy takedown attempt
and Rubble finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.

Rubble gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Rubble putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Torres in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Torres fails to pull guard.
Torres tries to pull guard but Rubble forces him back to his feet, against the ropes.
Torres takes a knee to the side of the body.
A knee to the head by Rubble.
Torres takes a knee right on the jaw!
Rubble lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!

It looks like Josh Torres has been cut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rubble throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Rubble lands a good knee to the midsection. Torres won't want to take too many of those.
Rubble unloads a knee to the mid-section. Torres lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Torres drops down looking for an ankle pick but Rubble pulls his leg out and moves away.
Torres misses with a takedown
and Rubble counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.

Rubble closes the distance and clinches.
Rubble working Torres over with knees to the body.
Rubble landing knees to the head.
Rubble lands a nice knee to the body.
Rubble landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rubble lands a damaging elbow.
Rubble utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Rubble with a knee to the head.
Rubble landing knees to the body.
Torres tries to pull guard but Rubble won't allow it.
Rubble scores with a knee to the head.
Rubble working Torres over with knees to the body.
Rubble putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Torres in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
A left hand lands to the body for Rubble.
Rubble landing knees to the body.
Rubble lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Torres backwards.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Knees in the clinch landing for Rubble.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rubble lands a nice knee to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Rubble obliges.
Torres looks gassed!
Torres jumps guard but Rubble stands there with Torres around his waist. Torres gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Rubble lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Rubble using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Torres has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Rubble lands with a left to the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rubble lands a knee to the body.
Torres takes a knee to the side of the body.
Rubble unloads a knee to the mid-section.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Barney Rubble dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Josh Torres's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Rubble lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
No joy there for Torres, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Rubble turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Torres with a poor takedown
and Rubble counters with a nice body kick.
Torres gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
letting Rubble counter with a right hand.
Torres doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Rubble counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Torres is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Barney Rubble has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Josh Torres.
Torres misses with a takedown
and Rubble makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Torres misses with a takedown attempt
and Rubble counters with an inside leg kick.
Torres is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Torres tries for a takedown but Rubble circles away easily
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Torres with a lazy takedown attempt
and Torres takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Torres takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Barney Rubble is winning the standup battle so far.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Rubble.
Rubble throws a quick inside leg kick.
Barney Rubble is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Rubble dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Torres. That did some damage!
Torres shoots and misses
and Rubble counters with a nice body kick.
Rubble scores with a hook to the body. Torres takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Rubble moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rubble changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Torres takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Rubble.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rubble throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Torres gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Rubble counters with a nice uppercut.
Nice shot lands for Rubble.
Rubble connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Torres with a poor takedown
and Rubble counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Rubble scores with the left hand. Torres knows he should have avoided that one.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rubble fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Rubble feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Torres's calf.
Rubble misses with a wild body shot.
Torres with a poor takedown
and Rubble counters with a leg kick.
Torres has his takedown stuffed
and Rubble counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Rubble lands a nice shot to the body.
Rubble jabs at Torres's body.
Torres tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Rubble is looking to wear down Torres with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rubble scores with a push kick.
Rubble moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Torres is trying desperately to land a takedown but Rubble is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Torres.
Rubble moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rubble cracks Torres with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Rubble cracks Torres with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Torres has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Torres there as he acknowledges the shot.
Rubble bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Torres's head.
Torres takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rubble throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Rubble scores with a body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Barney Rubble dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Josh Torres's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Rubble changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Torres shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Rubble counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Rubble lets loose with a powerful body kick. Torres will feel that in the morning.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Rubble, as that shot connected.
Rubble fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Torres looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Torres drops his hands momentarily and Rubble takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Rubble lands with a thumping leg kick.
Torres takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Rubble lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Rubble moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Rubble gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Rubble is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Torres can do to turn this around?
Rubble makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Rubble lands a good knee to the midsection. Torres won't want to take too many of those.
Rubble is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Torres avoids a wild elbow strike from Rubble.
Rubble lands a nice knee to the body.
Torres tries to pull guard but Rubble forces him back to his feet, against the ropes.
Rubble landing knees to the head.
Rubble lands a shot to the body.
Torres goes for a takedown in the clinch but Rubble prevents it.
Barney Rubble has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Josh Torres.
Rubble putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Torres in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Rubble is working Torres over against the ropes.
Barney Rubble has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Torres takes a knee to the side of the body.
Rubble crunches a lovely knee into Torres's ribcage.
Rubble lands a body punch in the clinch.
Rubble using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Rubble connects with a knee to the head.
Knees in the clinch landing for Rubble.
Torres tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Rubble smiles and moves away.
Rubble scores with a shot to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A solid body kick from Rubble.
Torres walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Torres on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Rubble. Rubble obviously looking to wear him down.
Torres gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Rubble counters with a nice low kick that buckles Torres's knee momentarily.
Torres has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Rubble.
Rubble tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Torres has his takedown stuffed
and Rubble makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Torres drops his hands momentarily and Rubble takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rubble scores with a one two! Torres had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Torres has his takedown stuffed
and Rubble counters with a nice low kick that buckles Torres's knee momentarily.
Rubble wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Rubble lands with a thumping leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Torres misses with a takedown attempt
and Rubble counters with a thumping low kick.
Rubble throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rubble stuns Torres with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Rubble lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Barney Rubble clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Josh Torres's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Rubble lands a nice looking body shot.
Torres gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Rubble counters with an outside leg kick.
Rubble lands a nice looking body kick.
Torres has his takedown stuffed
and Rubble counters with a nice leg kick.
Torres's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Torres gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Rubble counters with a low kick, right behind Torres 's knee.
Barney Rubble has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Josh Torres.
Rubble moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Rubble connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Torres's hands.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Torres fails with the takedown
and Rubble counters with a slapping leg kick.
Torres is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Torres misses with a takedown attempt
and Rubble counters with a straight right hand.
A jab from Rubble does it's job there.
Rubble lands a nice looking kick to the body. Torres takes a step back to recover.
Torres shoots and misses
and Rubble counters with a left to the body.
Torres 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.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Rubble.
Torres tries for a takedown but Rubble circles away easily
and Rubble counters with an inside leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
An inside leg kick lands from Rubble.
Torres moves out of range of the body kick from Rubble.
Torres tries for a takedown but Rubble circles away easily
and Rubble counters with a leg kick.
Rubble looks to score with a jab to the body but Torres is just out of range.
Torres stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Rubble.
A solid leg kick lands there for Rubble.
Torres with a lazy takedown attempt
and Rubble counters with a thumping low kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rubble throws a nice outside leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rubble thuds his right hand into Torres's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Rubble throws a quick inside leg kick.
Torres slips under a jab from Rubble.
Rubble lands a leg kick that knocks Torres off balance momentarily.
Rubble thows a body shot but no joy.
Rubble dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Torres. That did some damage!
Rubble throws a sloppy head kick and Torres moves out of range easily.
Rubble chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Torres tries for a takedown but Rubble circles away easily
and Rubble counters with a slapping leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rubble lands with a thumping leg kick.
Rubble throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Good leg kick by Rubble there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Rubble connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Torres is defended easily by Rubble.

Torres closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Barney Rubble had his way with Josh Torres in that round.
The cut man is working on Josh Torres'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. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Rubble turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Rubble throws a head kick but Torres moves out of range.
Torres with a poor takedown
and Rubble counters with an inside leg kick.
Rubble chopping away at his opponent's legs.
A solid body kick from Rubble.
Torres with a lazy takedown attempt
and Rubble counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Torres thinking.
Torres takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Rubble thows a body shot but no joy.
Torres tries for a takedown but Rubble circles away easily
and Torres takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Barney Rubble has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Josh Torres.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice leg kick lands there from Rubble.
Torres misses with a takedown
and Rubble counters with an outside leg kick.
Torres has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Torres is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Rubble thuds his shin into the meat of Torres's side.
Rubble lands with a thumping leg kick.
Rubble ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Rubble lands a lovely overhand right.
A decent looking cross lands there for Rubble.
Torres doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Rubble counters with a nice leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Torres doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Rubble counters with a nice low kick that buckles Torres's knee momentarily.
Torres with a lazy takedown attempt
and Rubble counters with a body kick that stops Torres in his tracks momentarily.
Rubble just misses with a punch to the body.
Rubble works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Rubble thumps Torres with a low kick.
Torres avoids the body shot from Rubble.
Rubble looks to land a right hand but Torres moved out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Rubble. Torres does a little dance to reset his feet.

Rubble gets caught flat footed, as Torres shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Torres 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.
Torres connects with a couple of short punches.
Barney Rubble is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Torres wants to control from the top but Rubble keeps moving.
Torres has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Rubble avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Torres throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Rubble works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Torres stays in close to Rubble's body and controls the position.
Torres trying to control the position from guard on top but Rubble is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Josh Torres wasn't active enough on the ground.
Torres has his takedown stuffed
and Rubble counters with a body kick.

Torres closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Rubble did well to prevent Torres getting side control.
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.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rubble is not content to let Torres control the position.
Josh Torres has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Rubble desperately trying to maintain half guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Barney Rubble.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Rubble, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 50:45
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 50:45
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 50:45

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Barney Rubble!
Barney Rubble retains his featherweight title!
Barney Rubble seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
75%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Grisha Kamenov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tetsuhiko Asai (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kamenov's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Atmosphere - Legends. 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?

Kamenov
vs
Asai

189 cm
25
205 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

187 cm
25
205 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Granite 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 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Grisha Kamenov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Tetsuhiko Asai!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, Bruno Hogan and Skip Squint.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A head kick by Kamenov misses
and Kamenov takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

Kamenov has Asai up against the ropes in a clinch.

Asai's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Kamenov gets caught napping as Asai dives in and scores a takedown. Kamenov manages to retain guard.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.

Asai avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
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!
Kamenov trying to control the position.
Asai wants to stand but Kamenov has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Asai stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Kamenov swivels though and keeps the full guard.

Asai is trying to tuck his arms in to keep them safe but Kamenov has managed to isolate one of them and has got a loose triangle. Asai is looking to defend but Kamenov has done well to lock his legs together - this could be big trouble for Asai! Kamenov pulls down on the head and a little smile comes across his face - he knows he's got it. Yep, Asai taps out and this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Grisha Kamenov!
Grisha Kamenov took to the mic after the fight and begged the organizational hierarchy for a shot at the title.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
95%

Main event

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jay Melanko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vismund Cygnus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Melanko comes to the ring accompanied by "Back In The Saddle Again" by Aerosmith. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!

Melanko
vs
Cygnus

198 cm
21
255 lbs
7 - 2 - 0

219 cm
25
250 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jay Melanko!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Vismund Cygnus!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, Steve Erwin and Damien Edna.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Melanko throws a lazy right hand but Cygnus sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Cygnus lands with a slapping head kick.

It looks like Jay Melanko has been cut.

Cygnus closes the distance and clinches.
Cygnus tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Cygnus comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Cygnus landing knees to the head.
Melanko is looking for a takedown up against the ropes. Cygnus gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.

Cygnus pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Melanko just misses with a punch to the body.
Melanko throws a series of punches but Cygnus avoids them all with ease.
Melanko circles away from the clinch attempt.
Cygnus is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Cygnus tries to clinch but Melanko is having none of it.
Cygnus tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Melanko paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Cygnus tries to clinch up but Melanko circles away and keeps his distance.
Vismund Cygnus seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Melanko keeps the fight on the outside.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cygnus wants to clinch up but Melanko keeps it at a distance.
Melanko thuds his right hand into Cygnus's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Cygnus shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Melanko but Melanko pushes him off and we're back to square one.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cygnus shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.

Oooooh!!! Melanko has knocked Cygnus down with a huge combo! Melanko steps away and waves a wobbly Cygnus back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!

Cygnus is rocked!

It looks like Vismund Cygnus has been cut.
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!
Cygnus drops his hands for a split second and Melanko immediately capitalizes on the opportunity by smashing a powerful hook into Cygnus face, sending his mouthguard sailing through the air, much to the delight of the crowd. Melanko follows up with a right hand that knocks Cygnus into next week. He's out cold and this fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Jay Melanko!
Jay Melanko retains his heavyweight title!
After winning the bout, Jay Melanko thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.